Bitweaver title field cross-site scripting

bitweaver-titlefield-xss (25053) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Bitweaver is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the title field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the HTTP POST request 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:

  • Altervista.org Web page: Bitweaver CMS 1.2.1 User Comment Title Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. (Original advisory)
  • bitweaver Web site: bitweaverOverview.
  • BID-16973: Bitweaver Title Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-1131: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in read.php in bitweaver CMS 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the comment_title parameter.
  • SA19101: bitweaver "title" Script Insertion Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0837: bitweaver comment_title Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Bitweaver Bitweaver 1.2.1

Reported:

Mar 06, 2006

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