PowerPortal search.php and index.php cross-site scripting
| powerportal-search-index-xss (24196) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PowerPortal is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.php and index.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using various parameters 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 17 2006 - 03:49:32 CST: PowerPortal Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability.
- BID-16279: PowerPortal Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0358: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in PowerPortal, possibly 1.1 beta through 1.3, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the search parameter in (1) index.php and (2) search.php. NOTE: This issue might overlap CVE-2004-0663.2.
- OSVDB ID: 27957: PowerPortal index.php search Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 27958: PowerPortal search.php search Variable XSS
- SA10172: PowerPortal Search Box Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- PowerPortal PowerPortal
Reported:
Jan 17, 2006
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