HB-NS (Harold Bakker`s NewsScript) index.php cross-site scripting
| hbns-index-xss (26138) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
HB-NS (Harold Bakker's NewsScript) 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 'poster_name', 'poster_email', 'poster_homepage' or 'message' 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:
- Harold Bakker, HB-NS 1.1.6
Remedy:
No remedy available as of September 6, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- eVuln Advisory EV0127, HB-NS Multiple XSS and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities at http://www.evuln.com/vulns/127/summary.html.
- Harold's Home Web page, HB-NS (Harold Bakker's NewsScript) at http://www.haroldbakker.com/php/newsscript.php.
- BID-17759: HB-NS Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2146: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in HB-NS 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) poster_name, (2) poster_email, (3) poster_homepage, or (4) message parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 25164: HB-NS index.php Multiple Variable XSS
- SA19896: HB-NS Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016037: HB-NS Input Validation Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks
Reported:
Apr 29, 2006
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