Bit 5 Blog addcomment.php cross-site scripting

bit5blog-addcomment-xss (24129) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Bit 5 Blog is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the addcomment.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the $comment variable to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Platforms Affected:

  • Bit 5 Blog, Bit 5 Blog 8.01

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • Bit 5 Blog Home page, Bit 5 Blog - Welcome at http://bit5blog.sourceforge.net/.
  • eVuln Advisory EV0032, Bit 5 Blog JavaScript Insertion Vulnerability at http://www.evuln.com/vulns/32/summary.html.
  • BID-16246: Bit 5 Blog AddComment.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-0361: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in addcomment.php in Bit 5 Blog 8.01 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript URI in an <a> tag in the comment parameter, which strips most tags but not <a>.
  • OSVDB ID: 22446: Bit 5 Blog addcomment.php comment Variable XSS
  • SA18464: Bit 5 Blog Script Insertion and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0195: Bit 5 Blog Multiple SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Jan 14, 2006

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