SweetSuite.NET Content Management System search.aspx cross-site scripting
| sscms-search-xss (25452) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SweetSuite.NET Content Management System (ssCMS) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.aspx script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the keywords 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.
Platforms Affected:
- SheerVision Technologies, SweetSuite.NET CMS (ssCMS) 2.1.0 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest versions of SweetSuite.NET CMS (2.2.0.1 or later), available from the SheerVision Technologies Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SheerVision Technologies Web site, ssCMS SweetSuite.NET Content Management System at http://www.sweetsuite.net/ssCMSMain.aspx.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS 25 march 2006, SweetSuite.NET - ssCMS 2.1.x XSS vuln. at http://pridels.blogspot.com/2006/03/sweetsuitenet-sscms-21x-xss-vuln.html.
- BID-17254: SweetSuite.NET Content Management System Search.ASPX Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1405: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.aspx in SweetSuite.NET Content Management System (ssCMS) 2.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 24120: ssCMS search.aspx keywords Variable XSS
- SA19399: ssCMS "keywords" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1097: ssCMS keywords Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 25, 2006
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