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Cross-site Scripting occurrences in Open Enterprise Server
A DOM based XSS vulnerability has been identified in the Netstorage component of Open Enterprise Server (OES) allowing a remote attacker to execute javascript in the victims browser by tricking the victim into clicking on a specially crafted link. This affects OES versions OES2015SP1, OES2018, and OES2018SP1. Older versions may be affected but were not tested as they are out of support. (2019-05-02, CVE-2019-3490)
Why Cross-site Scripting can be dangerous
Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.
The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete
what results in:
<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>
In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>
and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:
<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>