ArticleLive 2005 ArticleId cross-site scripting
| articlelive-articleid-xss (19817) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ArticleLive 2005 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in the ArticleId parameter in a specially-crafted URL request to the articles/newcomment script 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ArticleLive (2005.0.3 or later), available from the ArticleLive 2005 Web site. See References.
References:
- ArticleLive 2005 Web site: Interspire - ArticleLive: Content Publishing Software.
- BID-12879: InterSpire ArticleLive NewComment Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0881: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in articles.newcomment for Interspire ArticleLive 2005 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Articleld parameter.
- SA14708: Interspire ArticleLive 2005 "ArticleId" Cross-Site Scripting
Platforms Affected:
- Interspire ArticleLive 2005
Reported:
Mar 24, 2005
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