SpiderFoot 2.7.1 Cross Site Scripting

SpiderFoot 2.7.1 Cross Site Scripting

SpiderFoot 2.7.1 - Multiple Reflected XSS
Advisory SpiderFoot 2.7.1 Cross Site Scripting

SpiderFoot 2.7.1 - Multiple Reflected XSS
Advisory ID: RO-17-002
Severity: Medium
Vendor: SpiderFoot
Product: SpiderFoot
Version: 2.7.1


Overview #

Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in SpiderFoot version 2.7.1. The vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Vulnerability Details #

Affected Versions: 2.7.1 and earlier

Root Cause: Insufficient input validation and output encoding allows XSS attacks.


Exploitation Requirements #

No authentication required
Victim must visit crafted URLs

Impact #

Remote attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to:

Steal user session cookies
Access scraped reconnaissance data
Perform actions on behalf of users

Proof of Concept #

Details available upon request.


Solution #

Upgrade to a patched version of SpiderFoot that includes proper input sanitization.


References #

Invicti Advisory NS-17-003

Timeline:

[2017-01-01] - Discovered

Credits: Omar Kurt