Event Calendar cross-site scripting
| event-calendar-xss (18106) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Event Calendar is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a malicious URL link to the module.php script containing script embedded in the type, day, month, year or type variable, 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 16 2004 - 22:22:43 CST: [waraxe-2004-SA#038 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Event Calendar module for PhpNuke].
- BID-11693: Event Calendar Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1529: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Event Calendar module 2.13 for PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via the (1) type, (2) day, (3) month, or (4) year parameters in a Preview operation, or (5) event comments.
- SA13213: PHP-Nuke Event Calendar Module Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Rob Sutton Event Calendar 2.13
Reported:
Nov 16, 2004
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