GoSmart Forum and MailMessageID allow cross-site scripting
| gosmart-forum-mainmessageid-xss (17679) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
GoSmart Message Board is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the Category parameter in the Forum.asp script or the MainMessageID parameter in the ReplyToQuestion.asp script containing malicious code, 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:
- Go Smart, GoSmart Message Board
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Go Smart Web site, Go Smart Forum, Website Design, Software Design, Database Design at http://www.xhtml-forum.com/.
- BID-11361: Go Smart Inc GoSmart Message Board Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1589: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GoSmart Message Board allows remote attackers to execute inject web script or HTML via the (1) Category parameter to Forum.asp or (2) MainMessageID parameter to ReplyToQuestion.asp.
- SA12790: GoSmart Message Board SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Oct 11, 2004
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