PHPX XCode tag cross-site scripting
| phpx-xcode-tag-xss (24874) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHPX is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an XCode URL tag 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:
- PHPX Web site: PHPX - Welcome to PHPX.
- BID-16799: PHPX XCode Tag HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0933: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHPX 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript URI in a url XCode tag in a posted message. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- SA18688: PHPX "url" XCode Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0722: PHPX url XCode Tags Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Ryan Meinzer PHPX 3.5.9
Reported:
Feb 24, 2006
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