WWW-Form cross-site scripting
| wwwform-xss (14985) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WWW-Form is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request to the module, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookies.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WWW-Form (1.13 or later), available from the Benjamin Schmaus / WWW-Form-1.13 Web site. See References.
References:
- Benjamin Schmaus / WWW-Form-1.13: WWW-Form-1.23.
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, UNIX focus 29 Jan 2004: Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability In CPAN WWW::Form Perl Module.
- BID-9526: CPAN WWW::Form HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-2332: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CPAN WWW::Form before 1.13 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
- OSVDB ID: 19838: WWW::Form for Perl (CPAN) Unspecified XSS
- SA10751: WWW::Form Potential Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Benjamin Schmaus WWW-Form 1.12 and prior
Reported:
Jan 28, 2004
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