LISTSERV WA.EXE cross-site scripting
| listserv-wa-xss (14093) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
L-Soft LISTSERV is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input by the WA.EXE management interface. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in a specially-crafted URL request, 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 steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials and other sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- LSoft, LISTSERV
Remedy:
No remedy available as of December 2003.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Dec 26 2003 - 11:02:55 CST, DANGER ZONE: Internet Explorer at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q4/3802.html.
- L-Soft Web site, Email list, email marketing and mail server software - L-Soft at http://www.lsoft.com/.
- BID-16951: L-Soft Listserv 14.3 and 14.4 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- BID-9307: L-Soft Listserv Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1044: Multiple buffer overflows in LISTSERV 14.3 and 14.4, including LISTSERV Lite and HPO, with the web archive interface enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to the WA CGI. NOTE: technical details will be released after the grace period has ended on 20060603.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0824: L-Soft LISTSERV Web Archive Interface Command Execution Vulnerability
- SA19106: LISTSERV WA CGI Script Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015722: LISTSERV Web Archive Interface Unspecified Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#841132: LISTSERV contains multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the WA CGI script
Reported:
Dec 26, 2003
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