PhpGedView search.php cross-site scripting
| phpgedview-search-xss (14160) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PhpGedView is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could create a malicious URL link to the search.php script containing embedded code in the firstname variable, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked.
Platforms Affected:
- John Finlay, PhpGedView 2.61
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:19:55 CST , Vuln in PHPGEDVIEW 2.61 Multi-Problem at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0040.html.
- BID-9369: PhpGedView Search Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0032: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPGEDVIEW 2.61 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the firstname parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 3402: PhpGedView search.php XSS
- SA10565: PhpGedView Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jan 06, 2004
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