PHPX main.inc.php and help.inc.php cross-site scripting

phpx-main-help-xss (15051)

Medium Risk

Description:

PHPX is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a malicious URL link to the main.inc.php script containing embedded code in the keywords parameter or to the help.inc.php script containing embedded code in the body parameter, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	2.8
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	2.4
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of PHPX (3.2.4 or later), available from the PHPX Web site. See References.

References:

• BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 03 2004 - 16:29:10 CST: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PHPX.
• PHPX Web site: PHPX - Welcome to PHPX.
• BID-9569: PHPX Multiple Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2004-0248: Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in PHPX 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users by injecting arbitrary HTML or script into (1) keywords argument of main.inc.php, (2) body argument of help.inc.php, or (3) the subject field in Personal Messages and Forum.
• SA10797: PHPX Multiple Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• Ryan Meinzer PHPX 3.2.3

Reported:

Feb 03, 2004

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