PwsPHP multiple scripts cross-site scripting
| pwsphp-mulitple-scripts-xss (20500) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PwsPHP 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 month, annee, chaine_search, auteur_search or nbractif parameter, to the memberlist.php script containing embedded code in the mb_lettre or lettre parameter, or to the profil.php containing embedded code in the id parameter, 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 PwsPHP (1.2.3 or later), available from the PwsPHP Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat May 07 2005 - 10:07:55 CDT : PwsPHP v1.2.2 Final - Multiples vulnerabilities.
- PwsPHP Web page: PwsPHP Web page.
- BID-13561: PWSPHP Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-1508: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PwsPHP 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) month or (2) annee parameters to the news module, (3) nbractif or (4) annee parameters to the stats module, (5) id parameter to profil.php, (6) mb_lettre or (7) lettre parameter to memberlist.php, or (8) chaine_search, or (9) auteur_search parameter to the recherche module.
- OSVDB ID: 16228: PwsPHP News Module Multiple Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 16229: PwsPHP Stats Module Multiple Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 16230: PwsPHP Recherche Module Multiple Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 16231: PwsPHP profil.php id Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 16232: PwsPHP memberlist.php Multiple Variable XSS
- SA15315: PwsPHP Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-0503: PwsPHP Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS Server
- Emmanuel Bouillon and Luc Vauvillier PwsPHP 1.2.2
Reported:
May 07, 2005
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