LiveJournal URL cross-site scripting
| livejournal-url-xss (15268) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
LiveJournal is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 21, 2009.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 19 2004 - 15:18:49 CST : LiveJournal XSS.
- LiveJournal Web site: LiveJournal.org.
- BID-9700: LiveJournal HTML Injection Vulnerability
- BID-9727: LiveJournal CSS HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0310: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LiveJournal 1.0 and 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other users via the stylesheet, which does not strip the semicolon or parentheses, as demonstrated using a background:url.
Platforms Affected:
- LiveJournal LiveJournal
Reported:
Feb 19, 2004
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