DCForumLite dcboard.cgi cross-site scripting
| dcforumlite-dcboard-xss (26083) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DCForumLite is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the dcboard.cgi script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'az' 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:
- HotScripts.com, DCForumLite 3.0 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Apr 25 2006 - 16:05:03 CDT, DCForumLite V 3.0<--XSS/SQL Injection at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0538.html.
- HotScripts.com Web site, DCForumLite at http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/39.html.
- BID-17697: DCForumLite DCBoard.CGI Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2049: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in dcboard.cgi in DCScripts DCForumLite 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the az parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 24988: DCForumLite dcboard.cgi az Variable XSS
- SA19815: DCForumLite "az" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1532: DCForumLite az Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 25, 2006
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