CuteNews id variable cross-site scripting
| cutenews-id-xss (16525) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CuteNews is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a malicious URL link to multiple scripts containing embedded code in the id variable, 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 July 9, 2011.
References:
- CuteNews Web site: CutePHP Scripts.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Jun 28 2004 - 09:26:05 CDT : Cross-Site Scripting CuteNews.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Jul 18 2004 - 05:11:19 CDT: injection html CuteNews.
- BID-10620: CuteNews Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- BID-10750: CuteNews Comment HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0660: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) show_archives.php, (2) show_news.php, and possibly other php files in CuteNews 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script or HTML via the id parameter.
Platforms Affected:
- CutePHP CuteNews 1.3.1
Reported:
Jun 28, 2004
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