gCards inc/setLang.php cross-site scripting
| gcards-incsetlang-xss (25343) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
gCards is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the inc/setLang.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the lang 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:
Upgrade to the latest version of gCards (1.46 or later), available from the gCards Web site. See References.
References:
- gCards Web page: Graphics by Greg gCards.
- BID-17165: gCards Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1346: Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/setLang.php in Greg Neustaetter gCards 1.45 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in a lang[*][file] parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache access_log file, which is then included by index.php.
- CVE-2006-1348: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Greg Neustaetter gCards 1.45 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the lang[*][file] parameter, which is injected into an error message. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from CVE-2006-1346.
- OSVDB ID: 24016: gCards inc/setLang.php lang Variable Traversal Arbitrary File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 24018: gCards inc/setLang.php lang Variable XSS
- SA19322: gCards Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1015: gCards Multiple Remote SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Greg gCards 1.45 and prior
Reported:
Mar 21, 2006
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