Silent Storm Portal cross-site scripting
| silent-storm-xss (17554) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Silent Storm Portal is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could create a malicious URL link containing embedded 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 the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- gannon_03, Silent Storm Portal 2.1
- gannon_03, Silent Storm Portal 2.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Sep 30 2004 - 06:57:54 CDT, Multiple Vulnerabilities in Silent Storm Portal at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-09/0440.html.
- Silent Storm Web site, Silent Storm Portal at http://www.silent-storm.co.uk/ssp/index.php?module=../../Home.
- BID-11284: Silent-Storm Portal Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1566: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Silent Storm Portal 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the module parameter.
- SA12704: Silent Storm Portal Cross-Site Scripting and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1011470: Silent Storm Portal Input Validation Errors Let Remote Users Gain Administrative Privileges and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Reported:
Sep 30, 2004
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