sBLOG username field cross-site scripting
| sblog-username-xss (25111) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
sBLOG is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input when posting a comment. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the username form field 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:
Upgrade to the latest version of sBLOG (0.7.3 Beta or later), available from the sBLOG Web site. See References.
References:
- sBLOG Web site: sBLOG.
- BID-17044: sBlog HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1135: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in sBlog 0.7.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) keyword parameter to search.php or (2) username parameter to comments_do.php.
- OSVDB ID: 23759: sBLOG search.php keyword Variable POST Method XSS
- OSVDB ID: 23760: sBLOG comments_do.php Multiple Variable POST Method XSS
- SA19151: sBlog Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0883: sBlog keyword and username Parameters Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- sBLOG sBLOG 0.7.2
Reported:
Mar 08, 2006
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