Pubcookie login server cross-site scripting
| pubcookie-login-server-xss (25427) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Pubcookie is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.cgi script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability 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 Pubcookie (3.3.0a or later) or (3.2.1b or later), available from the Pubcookie Web site. See References.
References:
- Pubcookie News: March 6, 2006: Pubcookie Login Server Security Advisory.
- Pubcookie Web site: Pubcookie: open-source software for intra-institutional web authentication.
- BID-17221: Pubcookies Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1392: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in the login server in University of Washington Pubcookie 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.2 before 3.2.1b, and 3.3 before 3.3.0a allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified inputs.
- OSVDB ID: 24521: Pubcookie index.cgi Unspecified XSS
- SA19348: Pubcookie Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- US-CERT VU#337585: Pubcookie login server contains cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- University of Washington Pubcookie login server 3.0.0
- University of Washington Pubcookie login server 3.1.0
- University of Washington Pubcookie login server 3.1.1
- University of Washington Pubcookie login server 3.2.0
- University of Washington Pubcookie login server 3.2.1
- University of Washington Pubcookie login server 3.2.1a
- University of Washington Pubcookie login server 3.3.0
Reported:
Mar 23, 2006
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