XOOPS Dictionary letter.php file cross-site scripting
| xoops-dictionary-letter-xss (17154) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
XOOPS Dictionary is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the letter.php script. A remote attacker could embed malicious code in a specially-crafted URL request to the letter.php script, 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 another user's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 28 2004 - 05:54:17 CDT : Cross Site Scripting in XOOPS Version 2.x Dictionary module.
- XOOPS Web site: XOOPS Official Site - News.
- BID-11064: Nagl XOOPS Dictionary Module Multiple Cross-Site Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1640: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in XOOPS 0.94 and 1.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script and HTML via the (1) terme parameter to search.php or (2) letter parameter to letter.php.
- OSVDB ID: 9393: XOOPS Dictionary Module search.php terme Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 9394: XOOPS Dictionary Module letter.php letter Variable XSS
- SA12424: XOOPS Dictionary Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- XOOPS Dictionary module for XOOPS 0.94
- XOOPS Dictionary module for XOOPS 1
Reported:
Aug 31, 2004
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