Sense of Security - Security Advisory - SOS-12-009

Release Date.              05-Sep-2012
Last Update.               -              
Vendor Notification Date.  07-May-2012
Product.                   Ektron CMS
Platform.                  ASP.NET
Affected versions.         Ektron CMS version 8.5.0 and possibly others
Severity Rating.           High
Impact.                    Exposure of sensitive information
                           Exposure of system information
                           System Access
Attack Vector.             Remote without authentication
Solution Status.           Fixed in version 8.6 
                           (not verified by SOS)
CVE reference.             CVE - not yet assigned

Details.
The web application is vulnerable to multiple security
vulnerabilities, such as Unauthenticated File Upload and
XML eXternal Entities (XXE) injection.

1.Unauthenticated File Upload:
The form /WorkArea/Upload.aspx does not require authentication
to upload a file. By issuing a POST request with a webshell
embedded in a JPEG image and specifying the ASPX extension it is
possible to upload ASPX code to /uploadedimages/. The ASPX code
is placed in the comment section of the JPEG so that it survives
image resizing.

2.XXE Injection:
The XML parser at /WorkArea/Blogs/xmlrpc.aspx is vulnerable to
XML external entity attacks which can be used to Scan behind
perimeter firewalls or possibly include files from the local file
system e.g.
<!DOCTYPE scan [<!ENTITY test SYSTEM "http://localhost:22">]>
<scan>&test;</scan>

Solution.
Upgrade to version 8.6 and remove the /WorkArea/Blogs/xmlrpc.aspx file.

Discovered by.
Phil Taylor and Nadeem Salim from Sense of Security Labs.

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