Adobe Connect Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Fixed by 9.5.7


Description   (:A cross-site scripting vulnerability was reported in Adobe Connect.:A remote attacker could exploit it by enticing their victim into following a specially formed link in order to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML code.::This vulnerability is due to an improper validation of user-supplied inputs in the "event_registration.html" file of which "firstname", "lastname" and "companyname" parameters are vulnerable.::A proof of concept is available.)
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Connect Enterprise Server (Adobe) - 9.3, 9.4.2, 9.5.2, 9.5.3, 9.5.4, 9.5.5, 9.5.6
     
Solution   Version 9.5.7 of Adobe Connect fixes this vulnerability.
     
CVE   CVE-2016-7851
     
References   - Adobe : Adobe Connect Cross-site scripting vulnerability
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb16-35.html
- vulnerability-lab : Adobe Connect & Desktop v9.5.7 - Persistent Vulnerability
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1838
     
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
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 
2016-11-08 

 Target Type 
Client 

 Possible exploit 
Remote