Dev add.php cross-site scripting
| dev-add-xss (23900) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Dev 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 add.php 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:
- Dev web management system, Dev 1.5 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Dev Web site, Official pages of DEV web management system at http://dev-wms.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-16063: Dev Web Management System Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-4555: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in add.php in DEV web management system 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ENTER_ARTICLE_TITLE, (2) SPECIFY_ZONE, (3) ENTER_ARTICLE_HEADER, and (4) ENTER_ARTICLE_BODY indices in the language array parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 22043: DEV web management system add.php Multiple Variable XSS
- SA18239: DEV web management system Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
- SECTRACK ID: 1015410: DEV web management system Input Validation Holes Permit SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Reported:
Dec 25, 2005
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