FirstBlood-#1005 — Xss on about.html
This issue was discovered on FirstBlood v3
On 2022-12-08, didsec Level 5 reported:
Hi There
I found a XSS on the about.html page via the redirect_url
parameter . The parameter
is missing sensitization
Payload
javascript:alert(document.domain)
Steps To Reproduce
Go to:
Extra
this will endpoint will also act as a open redirect by using the payload //evil.com
Impact
- Perform any action within the application that the user can perform.
- View any information that the user is able to view.
- Modify any information that the user is able to modify.
- Initiate interactions with other application users, including malicious attacks, that will appear to originate from the initial victim user..
- Steal user's cookie.
Supporting Material/References:
P3 Medium
FirstBlood ID: 45
Vulnerability Type: Reflective XSS
The endpoint about.php was introduced to replace about.html, but code on about.html introduces an XSS vulnerability via the javascript: URI
Creator & Administrator
Congratulations, you were the first user to discover this bug, great work! Apologies for the confusing emails you may of received, we were experiecing some issues on our end.