XOOPS edit and comment_edit scripts cross-site scripting
| xoops-edit-commentedit-xss (21202) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
XOOPS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL to the edit.php script containing embedded code in the order parameter or to the comment_edit.php script containing embedded code in the cid parameter which, once the URL 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.
Platforms Affected:
- XOOPS, XOOPS 2.0.11 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of XOOPS (1.0.12a or later), available from the XOOPS Download Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- GulfTech Research and Development, XOOPS 2.0.11 && Earlier Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00086-06292005.
- XOOPS Download Web site, Official XOOPS Website - Download XOOPS at http://www.xoops.org/modules/core/.
- XOOPS Web site, Official XOOPS Website- Powered by You! at http://www.xoops.org/.
- BID-14096: Xoops Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-2112: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) order parameter to edit.php or (2) cid parameter to comment_edit.php.
- SA15843: Xoops Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 30, 2005
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