TUTOS msg variable cross-site scripting
| tutos-msg-xss (12398) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
TUTOS (The Ultimate Team Organization Software) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in the msg variable in a URL request to a vulnerable script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to obtain the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- TUTOS, TUTOS 1.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of TUTOS (1.1.20030404 or later), available from the TUTOS Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 23 2003 - 02:41:36 CDT , Multiple vulnerabilities in Tutos at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-06/0164.html.
- TUTOS Web site, the ultimate team organization software at http://www.tutos.org/homepage/index.html.
- BID-8011: Tutos File_Select.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0481: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TUTOS 1.1 allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script, as demonstrated using the msg parameter to file_select.php.
Reported:
Jun 23, 2003
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