[CKAN-Security] XSS vulnerability in email fields

Thu May 18 06:46:49 UTC 2017

Hi Everyone,

we've found a XSS vulnerability in the email fields which are shown when 
you create a new dataset. This can be triggered by entering 
"><script>alert('foo');</script>in one of the mail fields. When a user 
accesses an dataset the alert message will popup.

This is caused by the function webhelpers.html.tools.mail_to on which ckan 
relies.

Kind regards
Jakob Niggel

Continental 
Corporate IT Infrastructure - Server and Cloud Operations
C IN SC LX

Continental Automotive GmbH
Siemensstrasse 12, 93055 Regensburg, Germany

Telefon/Phone: +49 941 790-4892
E-Mail: Jakob.Niggel at continental-corporation.com
http://www.continental-corporation.com
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Continental Automotive GmbH, Vahrenwalder Str. 9, D-30165 Hannover 
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Helmut 
Matschi 
Geschaeftsfuehrer/Managing Director: Georg Sistermanns, Harald Stuhlmann 
Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Hannover 
Registergericht/Registered Court: Amtsgericht Hannover, HRB 59424
USt.-ID-Nr./VAT-ID-No. DE814950663 
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Continental AG or its subsidiaries. als Mitarbeiter der Continental Automotive GmbH
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