SPIP spip_login.php3 and spip_pass.php3 cross-site scripting
| spip-multiple-xss (23798) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SPIP is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL to the spip_login.php3 or spip_pass.php3 script containing malicious script embedded within various parameters 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 a victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Spip, Spip 1.8.2 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SPIP (1.9.1 or later), available from the SPIP Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SPIP Web site, SPIP at http://www.spip.net/en.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS 12/21/2005, SPIP XSS vuln. at http://pridels.blogspot.com/2005/12/spip-xss-vuln.html.
- BID-16019: SPIP Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-4494: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SPIP 1.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to (1) spip_login.php3 and (2) spip_pass.php3.
- OSVDB ID: 21864: SPIP spip_login.php3 XSS
- OSVDB ID: 21865: SPIP spip_pass.php3 XSS
- SA18211: SPIP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-3061: SPIP spip_login.php3 and spip_pass.php3 Cross Site Scripting Issue
Reported:
Dec 21, 2005
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