VBZooM comment.php and contact.php scripts cross-site scripting

vbzoom-comment-contact-xss (25090) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

VBZooM is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the comment.php script or the contact.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the UserID 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:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Mar 06 2006 - 16:09:41 CST : SQL injection & XSS IN vbzoom v1.11.
  • VBZooM Web site: VBZooM.COM! Programming - Designing - Hosting.
  • BID-16956: VBZooM Forum Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • BID-16969: VBZoom Profile.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-1133: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in vbzoom 1.11 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the UserID parameter to (1) comment.php or (2) contact.php. NOTE: the profile.php/UserName vector is already covered by CVE-2005-2441.
  • OSVDB ID: 23812: VBZooM comment.php UserID Variable XSS
  • OSVDB ID: 23813: VBZooM contact.php UserID Variable XSS

Platforms Affected:

  • VBZooM VBZooM 1.11

Reported:

Mar 06, 2006

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