This repository serves as a directory of both the writeups and the proof-of-concept for the investigation in to XSS vulnerabilities in the aforementioned peices of software.
| Component Tested | Is XSS possible? | Under what circumstances? | Possibly affected user groups | CVSS Attributed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debate Assignments | No | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Essay Assignments | No | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Forum Assignments | No | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Survey Assignments | Yes | Freeform Questions | Instructors | 5.4 (medium) |
| Quiz Assigments | Yes | Arithmetic Questions | Instructors | 5.4 (medium) |
| Task Descriptions | Yes | All task descriptions | Learners, Instructors | 4.8 (medium) |
| User Portfolio/Locker | Yes | HTML files in a user's portfolio | Learners, Instructors | 5.4 (medium) |
The timer on quiz assignments is client-side only, the server does not check the submission time, hence by disabling the timer client side we effectively disable the timer.
timer_bypass/matrix_neo_quiz_writeup.pdf- Write up for the XSS vulnerabilities found in assigments, task descriptions and the user's portfoliotimer_bypass/proof_of_concept/- Code for the proof-of-concept of the timer bypass, consitutes a Firefox addon which can be loaded as described herexss_vulnerabilties/matrix_neo_xss_writeup.pdf- Write up for the XSS vulnerabilities found in assigments, task descriptions and the user's portfolioxss_vulnerabilties/proof_of_concept/- Payload that was created specifically to impede a instructor from correcting a student's submission.
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