OSADS Comments cross-site scripting
| osads-comments-xss (26914) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
OSADS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the board comments module. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the comments field 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:
Upgrade to the latest version of OSADS (1.4 or later), available from the OSADS Web site. See References.
References:
- OSADS Web site: OSADS Allianzdatenbank :: Index.
- SourceForge.net: Files: OSADS Alliance Database - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: OSADS 1.4.
- BID-18280: OSADS Alliance Database Board Comment HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2874: Unspecified vulnerability in OSADS Alliance Database before 1.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to a Security Leak to lock in HTML-Code
- SA20441: OSADS Board Comments Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2143: OSADS Board Comments Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- OSADS OSADS 1.3
Reported:
Jun 05, 2006
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