DotClear Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed by 2.8.2


Description   (#Several vulnerabilities have been identified in DotClear:#- arbitrary code execution: an authenticated remote attacker could exploit it (via the "dotclear/admin/media.php?popup=1&plugin_id=dcLegacyEditor" page) by uploading a file with extension pht, phps, or phtml, in order to execute arbitrary code. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have an account with "manage their own media items" and "manage their own entries and comments" privileges##- cross-site scripting: A remote attacker can exploit it in order to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML code by inciting their victim into following a specially formed link.#The vulnerability is located in the author name field of a comment which is then echoed to a hidden input tag.##Proofs of concept are available.)
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Dotclear (Dotclear) - 2.8.1
     
Solution   Version 2.8.2 of DotClear fixes these vulnerabilities.
     
CVE  
     
References   - Full Disclosure : dotclear 2.8.1: Code Execution
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/58
- Full Disclosure : dotclear 2.8.1: XSS
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'meta' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'img' attribute found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'style' tag found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : javascript code found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious tag with event found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'embed' tag found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : 'location' javascript object found in data
5.0.0
Upload of a PHP file in a vulnerable web application
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : code allowing cookie access found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : 'script' tag found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'style' attribute found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'applet' tag found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'div' tag found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'img' attribute found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'meta' tag found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'object' tag found in data
5.0.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in data
5.0.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2015-11-13 

 Target Type 
Client 

 Possible exploit 
Remote