CWE-79 Medium severity

Multiple Reflected XSS vulnerabilities in LinkedIn Investors

Multiple reflected XSS vulnerabilities on investors.linkedin.com via the User-Agent header.

Original release date
March 2013
Discovered by
Eduardo Garcia Melia
Severity
4.3 / 10 CVSS v2.0
Affected product
LinkedIn Investors (investors.linkedin.com)

Antecedentes

LinkedIn operates the world's largest professional network on the Internet, with more than 187 million members in over 200 countries and territories.

Description

The platform contains reflected XSS flaws that allow attackers to inject malicious code via the User-Agent header across multiple endpoints, including release detail pages, events, stock search, and the calculator.

Business impact

Attackers could conduct phishing campaigns by exploiting user trust, redirecting to credential-stealing or malware-distribution sites.

Sistemas afectados

investors.linkedin.com

Solución

Corrected by the vendor.

Calendario de divulgación

Mar 04, 2013 Vulnerability discovered.
Mar 10, 2013 Report sent to the security team.
Mar 25, 2013 Vendor confirmed the fix. Public disclosure.

References

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