Open Searchable Image Catalogue search.php cross-site scripting
| osic-search-xss (26965) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Open Searchable Image Catalogue (OSIC) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'item_list' 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 Open Searchable Image Catalogue (0.7.0.1 or later), available from the OSIC Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 30 2006 - 09:53:11 CDT: Open Searchable Image Catalogue: XSS and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities.
- OSIC Web site: /home/cgoerner/projects » OSIC.
- CVE-2006-2751: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Searchable Image Catalogue (OSIC) 0.7.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the item_list parameter in search.php.
Platforms Affected:
- /home/cgoerner/projects Open Searchable Image Catalogue (OSIC) 0.7
Reported:
May 30, 2006
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