[Koha] XSS Vulnerabilities in Koha

Andrew Yager andrew at rwts.com.au
Thu Aug 30 20:22:19 NZST 2007


Hi,

First let me say that this is not a very serious security issue, so  
please don't freak out.

We've just done an audit of Koha (OPAC and Intranet) and have found a  
number of XSS vulnerabilities in the code.  This allows a malicious  
attacker, with a carefully crafted web site to potentially trick your  
users into providing sensitive information to a site other than yours  
(e.g. usernames and passwords).

Is anyone aware of patches for these currently in circulation? If  
not, I'll have a look at the problems and attempt to address them and  
then release a patch.

Thanks,
Andrew

Some info about XSS:

http://sandsprite.com/Sleuth/papers/RealWorld_XSS_1.html
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_FAQ.html
http://www.cgisecurity.com/articles/xss-faq.shtml

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