phpWebFTP index.php cross-site scripting
| phpwebftp-index-xss (26067) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpWebFTP is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'server', 'port' or 'user' parameters 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, Tue Apr 25 2006 - 01:45:52 CDT: PhpWebFtp Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability.
- phpWebFTP Web site: phpWebFTP - Free web based FTP client.
- BID-17688: PHPWebFTP Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2048: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in Edwin van Wijk phpWebFTP 2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) port, (2) server, and (3) user parameters. NOTE: it is possible that the affected version is actually 3.2.
- OSVDB ID: 24975: phpWebFTP index.php port Variable XSS
- SA19827: phpWebFTP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1530: phpWebFTP Multiple Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- phpWebFTP phpWebFTP 3.2
Reported:
Apr 25, 2006
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