The Prototype (prototypejs) framework before 1.5.1 RC3 exchanges data using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) without an associated protection scheme, which allows remote attackers to obtain the data via a web page that retrieves the data through a URL in the SRC attribute of a SCRIPT element and captures the data using other JavaScript code, aka JavaScript Hijacking.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype_framework | Prototypejs | 1.5.1_rc3 (including) | 1.5.1_rc3 (including) |
| Libhtml-prototype-perl | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Libhtml-prototype-perl | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Libhtml-prototype-perl | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Libhtml-prototype-perl | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/7910
- http://prototypejs.org/2007/4/24/release-candidate-3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37677
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1952
- http://www.fortifysoftware.com/servlet/downloads/public/JavaScript_Hijacking.pdf
- http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/7910
- http://prototypejs.org/2007/4/24/release-candidate-3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37677
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1952
- http://www.fortifysoftware.com/servlet/downloads/public/JavaScript_Hijacking.pdf