FarsiNews index.php and admin.php cross-site scripting
| farsinews-index-admin-xss (26097) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FarsiNews is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php and admin.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'month' or 'mod' 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:
- Aria-Security.net Advisory: XSS attack Farsinews 2.5.3 Pro and below. (Original advisory)
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 26 2006 - 00:09:22 CDT: XXS Attack On FarsiNews.
- FarsiNews Web site: FarsiNews. (This site is is Persian.)
- BID-17701: FarsiNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2084: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FarsiNews 2.5.3 Pro and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) month and (2) year parameters in (a) index.php, and the (3) mod parameter in (b) admin.php.
Platforms Affected:
- FarsiNews FarsiNews 2.5.3 Pro
Reported:
Apr 26, 2006
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