SNS Vulnerability

Play Framework URL Rendering Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability has been reported in Play Framework, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks in an application using the library.
Certain unspecified input is not properly sanitised in the URL rendering functionality before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.2.5.5, 1.2.6.1, 1.2.7.2, and 1.3.1.

Vulnerable Products

Vulnerable Software:
Play Framework 1.x

Solution

Update to version 1.2.5.5, 1.2.6.1, 1.2.7.2, or 1.3.1.

CVE

References

https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/20150506-XssUrlParamerter

Vulnerability Manager Detection

IPS Protection

ASQ Engine alarm	Available Since
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'meta' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'img' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0

Risk level

Low

Vulnerability First Public Report Date

2015-05-06

Target Type

Client

Possible exploit

Remote