Looking Glass header, footer cross-site scripting

lookingglass-header-footer-xss (22044) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Looking Glass is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL to the header.php containing embedded script in the fullname, no, author, or email parameter or to the footer.php script containing embedded script in the fullname, homepage, or no 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:

No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 27 2005 - 08:32:47 CDT : Looking Glass v20040427 arbitrary commands execution / cross site scripting.
  • DE-neef.net Web site: D e - n e e f . n e t Articles.
  • BID-14680: Looking Glass Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-2776: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Looking Glass 20040427 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) version[fullname], (2) version[homepage], or (3) version[no] parameter to footer.php, or the (4) version[fullname], (5) version[no], (6) version[author], (7) version[email] parameter to header.php.
  • SA16607: Looking Glass Cross-Site Scripting and Shell Command Injection

Platforms Affected:

  • Intermedia Communications Looking Glass 1.0

Reported:

Aug 27, 2005

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