OSWiki username cross-site scripting
| oswiki-username-xss (25410) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
OSWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the list.rhtml and show.rhtml pages. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the username 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 OSWiki (0.3.1 or later). available from the OSWiki Web site. See References.
References:
- OSWiki Web site: Articles: show.
- BID-17189: OSWiki Username HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1361: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OSWiki before 0.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username field to (1) list.rhtml or (2) show.rhtml.
- SA19290: OSWiki Username Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1035: OSWiki Username list.rhtml and show.rhtml Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- OSWiki OSWiki prior to 0.3.1
Reported:
Mar 22, 2006
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