ACS Blog search.asp script cross-site scripting
| acs-blog-search-xss (19728) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ACS Blog is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in the 'search' parameter in a URL request to the search.asp 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:
- ASP Press, ACS Blog 0.8
- ASP Press, ACS Blog 0.9
- ASP Press, ACS Blog 1.0
- ASP Press, ACS Blog 1.1b
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ACS Blog (1.1 or later), available from the ACS Blog Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ACS Blog Web site, ASP press| ACS Blog, making content managable at http://www.asppress.com.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Mar 17 2005 - 02:24:01 CST, XSS in ACS blog at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-03/0305.html.
- BID-12836: ACS Blog Search.ASP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0802: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.asp in ACS Blog 0.8 through 1.1b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 14861: ACS Blog search.asp Search Variable XSS
- SA14625: ACS Blog "search" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1013470: ACS Blog Input Validation Hole in `search.asp` Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Reported:
Mar 18, 2005
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