Simplog imagelist.php cross-site scripting
| simplog-imagelist-xss (25984) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Simplog is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the imagelist.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'imagedir' 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Simplog, Simplog 0.93 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Simplog (0.9.3.1 or later), available from the Simplog Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Apr 21 2006 - 16:54:25 CDT, Advisory: Simplog <= 0.93 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities. at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0564.html.
- Simplog Web site, Simplog: Powerful yet simple at http://www.simplog.org/index.php.
- BID-17653: Simplog ImageList.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2028: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in imagelist.php in Jeremy Ashcraft Simplog 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the imagedir parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from directory traversal.
- OSVDB ID: 24880: Simplog imagelist.php imagedir Variable XSS
- SA19764: Simplog SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1493: Simplog Multiple Variable SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 21, 2006
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