phpSysInfo sensor_program parameter cross-site scripting
| phpsysinfo-sensor-program-xss (19807) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpSysInfo is vulnerable to cross-site scripting caused by improper validation of user-supplied information. If the register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could embed malicious script in the 'sensor_program' parameter in a URL request to the index.php or system_footer.php scripts which, once the link is clicked, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- SourceForge, PHPSysInfo 2.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpSysInfo (2.5 or later), available from the phpSysInfo Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- phpSysInfo Web page, phpSysInfo at http://phpsysinfo.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-12887: PHPSysInfo Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- BID-15414: PHPsysInfo Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0870: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpSysInfo 2.3, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sensor_program parameter to index.php, (2) text[language], (3) text[template], or (4) hide_picklist parameter to system_footer.php.
- DSA-724: phpsysinfo -- design flaw
- DSA-897: phpsysinfo -- programming errors
- DSA-898: phpgroupware -- programming errors
- DSA-899: egroupware -- programming errors
- MDKSA-2005:212: Updated egroupware packages to address phpldapadmin
- SA14690: phpSysInfo Cross-Site Scripting and Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 24, 2005
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