Calendarix yearcal.php cross-site scripting
| calendarix-yearcal-xss (25874) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Calendarix is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the yearcal.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'ycyear' 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Apr 16 2006 - 12:50:57 CDT: Calendarix "yearcal.php" XSS Attacking.
- Calendarix Web site: Calendarix Web site.
- BID-17562: Calendarix YearCal.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1835: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in yearcal.php in Calendarix allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ycyear parameter.
- SA19710: Calendarix "ycyear" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1015954: Calendarix Input Validation Flaw in `ycyear` Parameter Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1376: Calendarix ycyear Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Vincent Hor Calendarix
Reported:
Apr 16, 2006
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