Automattic · Report #953579
[api.tumblr.com] Exploiting clickjacking vulnerability to trigger self DOM-based XSS
How it was found
Hello i have found a clickjacking vulnerability in https://api.tumblr.com/console/* And a self DOM-based XSS In https://api.tumblr.com/console/calls/user/(follow/unfollow)
A attacker can exploit the clickjacking to trigged the self DOM-based XSS
Vulnerable URL to clickjacking : https://api.tumblr.com/console/*
Vulnerable URL to self DOM-based XSS :
https://api.tumblr.com/console/calls/user/unfollow https://api.tumblr.com/console/calls/user/follow
Vulnerable code to self DOM-based XSS : https://assets.tumblr.com/assets/scripts/console/console.js line 1309
var e = jQuery(this);
if (0 === e.text().indexOf('"http://') || 0 === e.text().indexOf('"https://')) {
var t = e.text().slice(1, - 1),
n = jQuery('<a target="_blank">').text(e.text()).attr('href', t);
n.html('"<u>' + t + '</u>"'),
/\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|tiff|png)$/i.test(t) && n.addClass('image-modal'),
e.html(n)
}
line 1309 : n.html('"<u>' + t + '</u>"')
this trigger a self DOM-based XSS
With this payload :
https://www.<img src=x onerror='alert()'>
Steps To Reproduce:
- Log in https://api.tumblr.com/console/calls/user/info
- Open the poc.html with chrome, and follow the instruction into the clickjacking page (Note: i have only test the poc.html with chrome)
/!\ Note this vulnerability needs a lot of user interaction, this why i have passed this report to low /!\
I hope the poc.html work this your navigator.
Thanks bye.
Impact
A attacker can manipulate a victim to click and follow instruction in the clickjacking page to triaged the self DOM-based XSS