myEvent addevent.php cross-site scripting
| myevent-addevent-xss (25885) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
myEvent is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the addevent.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'event_desc' 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:
Upgrade to the latest version of myEvent (1.4 or later), available from the myEvent Web site. See References.
References:
- myWebland Web site: myEvent 1.2.
- BID-17580: myEvent Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1908: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in addevent.php in myEvent 1.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event_desc parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 24719: myEvent addevent.php event_desc Variable XSS
- SA19680: myEvent Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1384: myEvent Multiple Variable Handling File Inclusion and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- myWebland myEvent 1.2 and prior
Reported:
Apr 16, 2006
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