Comersus Cart username field cross-site scripting
| comersus-username-xss (19962) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Comersus Cart is vulnerable to cross-site scripting caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the username field. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in a request to the username field, 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:
No remedy available as of March 20, 2010.
References:
- Comersus Cart Web site: Comersus ASP Shopping Cart Free Download.
- BID-13000: Comersus Cart Username Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-1010: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Comersus Cart 6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the account username.
- SA14825: Comersus Cart Username Script Insertion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1013634: Comersus Input Validation Hole in `username` Field Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Platforms Affected:
- Comersus Comersus Cart 6
Reported:
Apr 04, 2005
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