QLnews news.php cross-site scripting
| qlnews-news-xss (25546) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
QLnews is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the news.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'autorx' or 'newsx' 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:
- Vscripts, Qlnews 1.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- eVuln Advisory EV0113, QLnews XSS and PHP Code Insertion Vulnerabilities at http://www.evuln.com/vulns/113/summary.html.
- VSCRIPTS.pl Web site, Podstawowe funkcje QLnewsa 1.2: at http://www.vscripts.pl/?id=qlnews.
- BID-17335: QLnews Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1575: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in news.php in QLnews 1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) autorx and (2) newsx parameters.
- OSVDB ID: 24290: QLnews news.php Multiple Variable XSS
- SA19479: QLnews Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 30, 2006
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