dasBlog User-Agent: and Referer: headers cross-site scripting
| dasblog-useragent-referer-xss (17174) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
dasBlog is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could supply specially-crafted User-Agent: and Referer: headers containing malicious code, which would be executed in the victim¿s Web browser, once the message is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the HotFix for this vulnerability, available from the dasBlog Web site. See References.
References:
- dasBlog Web site: dasBlog.net.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Sep 01 2004 - 01:22:12 CDT: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Newtelligence DasBlog.
- BID-11086: Newtelligence DasBlog Request Log HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1657: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Activity and Events Viewer for Newtelligence DasBlog allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) User Agent or (2) Referrer HTTP headers.
- SA12416: DasBlog Script Insertion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- newtelligence AG dasBlog 1.3 - 1.6
Reported:
Sep 01, 2004
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