TinyMuw quickchat.php cross-site scripting
| tinymuw-quickchat-xss (27154) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
TinyMuw is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the quickchat.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'comment' 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 TinyMuw (0.1.0-updated or later), available from the TinyMuw Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jun 09 2006 - 02:35:53 CDT : TinyMuw v1.0 - XSS.
- TinyMuw Web site: tinyMuw -- Content Management System.
- BID-18483: TinyMuw Videopage.PHP and Quickchat.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerabilitiy
- CVE-2006-2969: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in L0j1k tinyMuw 0.1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript URI in the SRC attribute of an IMG element in the input box in quickchat.php, and possibly other manipulations.
- SA20607: tinyMuw "comment" Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2310: L0j1k tinyMuw comments Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- L0j1k.com TinyMuw 1.0
Reported:
Jun 09, 2006
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