Pinnacle Cart index.php cross-site scripting

pinnaclecart-index-xss (20092) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Pinnacle Cart is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL to the index.php script containing embedded code in the pg parameter, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Platforms Affected:

  • Pinnacle Cart, Pinnacle Cart

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Pinnacle Cart (3.3 or later), available from the Pinnacle Cart Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • Pinnacle Cart Web site, PHP Shopping Cart Software - Online Ecommerce - PinnacleCart.com at http://www.pinnaclecart.com/.
  • BID-13138: Pinnacle Cart Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-1130: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Pinnacle Cart allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pg parameter.
  • OSVDB ID: 15485: Pinnacle Cart index.php pg Variable XSS
  • SA14924: Pinnacle Cart "pg" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Reported:

Apr 13, 2005

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