myPHPNuke reviews.php and download.php cross-site scripting
| myphpnuke-reviews-download-xss (24887) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
myPHPNuke is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the reviews.php and download.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability 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 February 2006.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Feb 24 2006 - 10:24:59 CST: Advisory: MyPHPNuke <= 1.8.8 multiple XSS vulnerabilities.
- myPHPNuke Web site: MyPHPNuke Web Portal System.
- BID-16815: MyPHPNuke Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0923: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MyPHPNuke (MPN) 1.88 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the letter parameter in reviews.php and (2) the dcategory parameter in download.php.
- SA19052: MyPHPNuke Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0750: MyPHPNuke letter and dcategory Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- myPHPNuke myPHPNuke 1.8.8 and prior
Reported:
Feb 24, 2006
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