Particle Links admin.php cross-site scripting
| particlelinks-admin-xss (26957) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Particle Links is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the admin.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'username' 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:
Upgrade to the latest version of Particle Links (1.3.0 or later), available from the Particle Links Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 05 2006 - 19:01:17 CDT: Partial Links v1.2.2.
- Particle Soft Web site: Particle Soft :: Particle Links.
- BID-18344: Particle Links HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2903: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in Particle Links 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.
- SA20491: Particle Links "username" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2169: Particle Links username Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Particle Soft Particle Links 1.2.2
Reported:
Jun 05, 2006
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