Blosxom "writeback" plug-in cross-site scripting
| blosxom-writeback-plugin-xss (16358) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Blosxom is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input in the 'writeback' plug-in, which fails to properly filter HTML code from the user-supplied input in the comments section. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by embedding malicious script within a specially-crafted comment, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the comment is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Blosxom, Blosxom 2.0.0
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Blosxom, blosxom:: the zen of blogging at http://www.blosxom.com.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 07 2004 - 22:29:26 CDT , KM-2004-01: Cross-Site Scripting in Blosxom writeback at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0112.html.
- BID-10488: Blosxom Writeback Plug-in HTML Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 07, 2004
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