Annuaire inscription.php cross-site scripting

annuaire-inscription-xss (25669) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Annuaire (Directory) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the inscription.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the Comment (COMMENTAIRE) field 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:

  • Vlad Nicolescu, Annuaire 1.0

Remedy:

No remedy available as of August 2, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • SourceForge.net, Annuaire (Directory) at http://sourceforge.net/projects/annuaire/.
  • BID-17393: Annuaire (Directory) HTML Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-1434: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inscription.php in Annuaire (Directory) 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Comment Field (COMMENTAIRE parameter).
  • OSVDB ID: 24303: Annuaire (Directory) inscription.php Comment Field XSS
  • SA19548: Annuaire (Directory) "COMMENTAIRE" Script Insertion

Reported:

Mar 28, 2006

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