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Cross-site Scripting occurrences in Sylius
Sylius is an open source eCommerce platform. In versions prior to 1.9.10, 1.10.11, and 1.11.2, it is possible to upload an SVG file containing cross-site scripting (XSS) code in the admin panel. In order to perform a XSS attack, the file itself has to be open in a new card or loaded outside of the IMG tag. The problem applies both to the files opened on the admin panel and shop pages. The issue is fixed in versions 1.9.10, 1.10.11, and 1.11.2. As a workaround, require a library that adds on-upload file sanitization and overwrite the service before writing the file to the filesystem. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more specific information about the workaround. (2022-03-14, CVE-2022-24749)
An issue was discovered in Sylius products. Missing input sanitization in sylius/sylius 1.0.x through 1.0.18, 1.1.x through 1.1.17, 1.2.x through 1.2.16, 1.3.x through 1.3.11, and 1.4.x through 1.4.3 and sylius/grid 1.0.x through 1.0.18, 1.1.x through 1.1.18, 1.2.x through 1.2.17, 1.3.x through 1.3.12, 1.4.x through 1.4.4, and 1.5.0 allows an attacker (an admin in the sylius/sylius case) to perform XSS by injecting malicious code into a field displayed in a grid with the "string" field type. The contents are an object, with malicious code returned by the __toString() method of that object. (2019-12-31, CVE-2019-12186)
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>