RedCMS register.php cross-site scripting

redcms-register-xss (25577) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

RedCMS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the register.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the email, location or website 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:

  • Rederovski.co.uk, RedCMS 0.1

Remedy:

No remedy available as of September 6, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • eVuln Advisory EV0115, RedCMS Multiple XSS and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities at http://www.evuln.com/vulns/115/summary.html.
  • RedCMS.co.uk Web site, Red Content Management Script at http://redcms.co.uk/.
  • BID-17336: RedCMS Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-1568: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in register.php in RedCMS 0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) email, (2) location, or (3) website parameters.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-1186: RedCMS Multiple Variable SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • OSVDB ID: 24296: RedCMS register.php Multiple Field XSS
  • SA19475: RedCMS SQL Injection and Script Insertion Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Mar 30, 2006

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