WMNews multiple scripts cross-site scripting
| wmnews-multiple-scripts-xss (25210) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WMNews is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the wmview.php, footer.php, and wmcomments.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the ArtCat, ctrrowcol, and ArtID parameters 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:
- WMNews Web site: WMNews.
- BID-17076: WMNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1233: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WMNews allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ArtCat parameter to wmview.php, (2) ctrrowcol parameter to footer.php, or (3) ArtID parameter to wmcomments.php.
- OSVDB ID: 23840: WMNews wmview.php ArtCat Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 23841: WMNews footer.php ctrrowcol Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 23842: WMNews wmcomments.php ArtID Variable XSS
- SA19204: WMNews Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0939: WMNews Multiple Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- WMNews WMNews 0.2
Reported:
Mar 13, 2006
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