ezDatabase index.php $p parameter cross-site scripting
| ezdatabase-index-p-xss (24134) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ezDatabase is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the $p parameter 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ezDatabase (2.1.3 or later), available from the ezDatabase Web site. See References.
References:
- ezDatabase Web site: Online Database Software: ezDatabase.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Jan 15 2006 - 05:28:11 CST: EZDatabase Directory Transversal, XSS and Path Disclosure Vulnerability.
- BID-16257: EZDatabase Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0315: index.php in EZDatabase before 2.1.2 does not properly cleanse the p parameter before constructing and including a .php filename, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, and produces resultant cross-site scripting (XSS) and path disclosure.
- OSVDB ID: 22684: ezDatabase index.php p Variable XSS
- SA18043: ezDatabase "p" Local File Inclusion and "db_id" Code Execution
Platforms Affected:
- IndexCOR ezDatabase 2.1.2 and prior
Reported:
Jan 15, 2006
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