Sympa description field cross-site scripting
| sympa-description-xss (17057) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sympa is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker, with a valid account, could embed malicious script in the description field when creating a list, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser, once the list is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal another user's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 20 2004 - 18:19:24 CDT : Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Sympa.
- Sympa BugTrack ID 0000327: Viewing Bug Advanced Details.
- BID-10992: Sympa New List HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1735: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create list option in Sympa 4.1.x and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
- SA12339: Sympa Create List Script Insertion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Sympa 2.x
Reported:
Aug 20, 2004
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