fipsCMS index.asp cross-site scripting
| fipscms-index-xss (27076) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
fipsCMS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.asp script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'w', 'phcat', 'dayid' or 'calw' 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:
- fipsASP Web site: fipsCMS v4.5.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS Friday, June 09, 2006: fipsCMS <=v4.5 XSS vuln..
- CVE-2006-3031: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.asp in fipsCMS 4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) w, (2) phcat, (3) dayid, and (4) calw parameters.
- SA20617: fipsCMS "index.asp" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2293: fipsCMS index.asp Multiple Variable Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- fipsASP fipsCMS 4.5 and prior
Reported:
Jun 09, 2006
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