Ar-blog index.php cross-site scripting
| arblog-index-xss (24246) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Ar-blog 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 month or year 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Ar-blog Web site: Ar-blog support site. (This site is in Arabic.)
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 18 2006 - 07:52:58 CST: -2- [XSS] in ar-blog v 5.2.
- BID-18120: AR-Blog Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0333: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ar-blog 5.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) month or (2) year parameter to index.php.
Platforms Affected:
- Ar-blog Ar-blog 5.2
Reported:
Jan 18, 2006
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