BannerFarm banners.cgi cross-site scripting
| bannerfarm-banners-xss (25919) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BannerFarm is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the banners.cgi script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'aff' or 'cat' 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:
- Perlcoders.com: Perlcoders.com - Scripts - BannerFarm.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS 19 april 2006: BannerFarm XSS vuln. .
- BID-17613: BannerFarm Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1950: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in banners.cgi in PerlCoders BannerFarm 2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) aff and (2) cat parameters.
- OSVDB ID: 24728: BannerFarm banners.cgi Multiple Variable XSS
- SA19718: BannerFarm banners.cgi Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1410: BannerFarm aff and cat Parameters Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Perlcoders.com BannerFarm 2.3
Reported:
Apr 19, 2006
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