File-Sharing for net and Forums Web Server Subject and Your Message fields cross-site scripting
| filesharingfornet-subject-xss (13379) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
File-Sharing for net and Forums Web Server are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could post a message containing malicious script in the Subject or Your Message fields, 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:
- MHTTP Corp, File-Sharing for net 1.5
- MiniHttpServer.Net, Forum Web Server 1.5
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 06 2003 - 15:05:01 CDT , JS/HTML code injection in File-Sharing for NET v1.5 and Forums Web Server v1.5 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0086.html.
- BID-8781: MiniHTTPServer File-Sharing for NET Forum HTML Injection Vulnerability
- BID-8782: MiniHTTPServer WebForums Forum HTML Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 06, 2003
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