DEV Web management system City/Region cross-site scripting
| dev-cityregion-xss (24875) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DEV Web management system is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the City/Region field to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- DEV web management system, DEV web management system 1.5 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- DEV web management system Web site, Official pages of DEV web management system at http://dev-wms.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-16812: DEV Web Management System HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0886: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in register.php in DEV web management system 1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the City/Region field (mesto variable). NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0723: DEV Web Management System City/Region Cross Site Scripting Issue
- OSVDB ID: 23468: DEV web management system register.php mesto Variable XSS
- SA18714: DEV web management system Cross-Site Scripting and Script Insertion
Reported:
Feb 24, 2006
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