CodeAvalanche FreeForum post.asp cross-site scripting
| cafreeforum-post-xss (26888) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CodeAvalanche FreeForum is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the post.asp script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'msg_subject' or 'msg_body' form field 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:
- CodeAvalanche FreeForum Web site: FreeForum - asp forum script.
- BID-18239: CodeAvalanche Forum Post.ASP HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2927: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in post.asp in CodeAvalanche FreeForum (aka CAForum) 1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) msg_subject and (2) msg_body parameters. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- SA20411: CodeAvalanche FreeForum Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2117: CodeAvalanche FreeForum SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- CodeAvalanche FreeForum 1.0
Reported:
Jun 02, 2006
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