phpAdsNew login form and banner module cross-site scripting
| phpadsnew-login-banner-xss (25458) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpAdsNew is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the login form and banner module. 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.
Note: This vulnerability also affects phpPgAds, which is a Postgres port of phpAdsNew.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpAdsNew or phpPgAds (2.0.8 or later), available from SourceForge.net. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Mar 27 2006 - 01:37:45 CST: [PHPADSNEW-SA-2006-001] phpAdsNew and phpPgAds 2.0.8 fix multiple vulnerabilities.
- SourceForge.net: Files: phpPgAds - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: phpPgAds 2.0.8.
- SourceForge.net: Files: phpAdsNew - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: phpAdsNew 2.0.8.
- BID-17251: PHPAdsNew and PHPPGAds Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1397: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (a) phpAdsNew and (b) phpPgAds before 2.0.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) certain parameters to the banner delivery module, which is not properly handled in the administrator interface, or (2) certain parameters to the login form.
- OSVDB ID: 24205: phpPgAds / phpAdsNew Banner Delivery Scripts Unspecified XSS
- OSVDB ID: 24206: phpPgAds / phpAdsNew Login Form XSS
- SA19384: phpPgAds / phpAdsNew Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015828: phpPgAds Input Validation Holes in Admin Scripts and Login Form Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- SECTRACK ID: 1015829: phpAdsNew Input Validation Holes in Admin Scripts and Login Form Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1107: phpPgAds and phpAdsNew Multiple Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- phpPgAds phpPgAds 2.0.7 and prior
- Tobias Ratschiller phpAdsNew 2.0.7 and prior
Reported:
Mar 27, 2006
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