MaxWebPortal post.asp cross-site scripting
| maxwebportal-postasp-xss (20560) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MaxWebPortal is vulnerable to cross-site scripting caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in the mod, m or type parameters in a request to the post.asp 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 MaxWebPortal (1.36 or later), available from the MaxWebPortal Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed May 11 2005 - 17:44:14 CDT : MaxWebPortal - Multiple SQL injection/XSS.
- MaxWebPortal Web site: Welcome to MaxWebPortal.
- BID-13601: MaxWebPortal Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-1561: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in post.asp in MaxWebPortal 1.3.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) mod, (2) M, or (3) type parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 16501: MaxWebPortal post.asp Multiple Parameter XSS
- SA15329: MaxWebPortal Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
Platforms Affected:
- MaxWebPortal MaxWebPortal 1.35 and prior
Reported:
May 11, 2005
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