boastMachine search.php cross-site scripting
| boastmachine-search-xss (25914) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
boastMachine (bMachine) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'key' 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:
- boastology.com: boastMachine :: Blogging platform (php/mysql).
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Apr 16 2006 - 07:59:52 CDT: Xss In bMachine 2.
- BID-17550: BoastMachine Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1841: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in boastMachine (bMachine) 2.7, and possibly other versions before 2.9b, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the key parameter, as used by the search field.
- SA19711: bMachine Search Feature Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1375: bMachine key Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Boastology boastMachine 2.7
Reported:
Apr 16, 2006
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