blogBuddies multiple scripts allow cross-site scripting
| blogbuddies-multiple-scripts-xss (23331) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
blogBuddies is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could send an XML link containing malicious script to the index.php script using the 'u' parameter, the magpie_debug.php script using the url parameter or to the magpie_slashbox.php script using the rss_url 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 view or steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- blogBuddies, blogBuddies 3.0
Remedy:
Apply patch #1366743 for blogBuddies available from the SourceForge.net Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, blogBuddies at http://sourceforge.net/projects/blogbuddies/.
- SourceForge.net, [ 1366743 ] Patch for Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in blogBuddies at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1366743&group_id=127552&atid=708847.
- BID-15555: BlogBuddies Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-3954: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in blogBuddies 0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the u parameter to index.php.
- OSVDB ID: 21111: blogBuddies index.php u Variable XSS
- SA17741: blogBuddies Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015264: blogBuddies Input Validation Holes Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-2586: blogBuddies Multiple Parameters Handling Cross Site Scripting Issues
Reported:
Nov 25, 2005
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