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Advisory

Open Web Analytics Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

February 13, 2014

Dell SecureWorks Security Advisory SWRX-2014-004

Advisory Information

  • Title: Open Web Analytics Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
  • Advisory ID: SWRX-2014-004
  • Date published: Thursday, February 13, 2014
  • CVE: CVE-2014-1456
  • CVSS v2 base score: 5.0
  • Date of last update: Thursday, February 13, 2014
  • Vendors contacted: Open Web Analytics
  • Release mode: Coordinated
  • Discovered by: Dana James Traversie, Dell SecureWorks

Summary

Open Web Analytics (OWA) is open source web analytics software that can track and analyze how visitors use websites and applications. OWA is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to insufficient input validation of a parameter on the login page. User-controllable input is not properly sanitized before being displayed in dynamically generated web content. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to conduct reflected XSS attacks.

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Secureworks Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers frequently serve as expert resources for the media, publish technical analyses for the security community, and speak about emerging threats at security conferences. Leveraging Secureworks’ advanced security technologies and a network of industry contacts, the CTU™ research team tracks threat actors and analyzes anomalous activity, uncovering new attack techniques and threats. This process enables CTU researchers to identify threats as they emerge and develop countermeasures that protect customers before damage can occur.
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