vCard4J NICKNAME cross-site scripting
| vcard4j-nickname-xss (14120) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
vCard4J is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a vCard and embed malicious script in the vCard:NICKNAME HTML tags, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser, once the vCard is viewed.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to VCard4.1J, when it becomes available from the VCard4J Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Dec 31 2003 - 22:11:22 CST: Possible XSS vuln in VCard4J.
- VCard4J Web page: VCard4J.
- BID-9343: VCard4J Toolkit HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1794: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the VCard4J Toolkit allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the NICKNAME tag in a vCard.
- OSVDB ID: 17275: VCard4J Toolkit NICKNAME XSS
- SECTRACK ID: 1008582: vCard4J Toolkit Input Validation Flaw May Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Platforms Affected:
- vCard4J Project VCard4J
Reported:
Dec 31, 2003
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