XOOPS BBCode color, size, and font HTML tags cross-site scripting
| xoops-bbcode-xss (12918) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
XOOPS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the News, newbb, and private messages modules, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could post a message containing malicious JavaScript embedded within BBCode color, size and font HTML tags, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the message is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- XOOPS, XOOPS 1.3.x
- XOOPS, XOOPS 2.0.x
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of XOOPS (2.0.3 or later), available from the XOOPS Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 13 2003 - 06:32:07 CDT, BBCode XSS in XOOPS CMS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-08/0153.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 13 2003 - 17:02:55 CDT , Re: BBCode XSS in XOOPS CMS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-08/0167.html.
- XOOPS Web site, XOOPS Official Site - News at http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/.
- BID-8414: Xoops BBCode HTML Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 13, 2003
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