Bitweaver articles/index.php cross-site scripting
| bitweaver-index-xss (27213) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Bitweaver is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the articles/index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'feedback' 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Bitweaver, Bitweaver 1.3.0 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Bitweaver (1.3.1 or later), available from the Bitweaver Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- bitweaver Web site, Articles - bitweaver at http://www.bitweaver.org.
- Bugtraq Mailing List, Fri Jun 16 2006 - 19:30:47 CDT , bitweaver <= v1.3 multiple vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-06/0348.html.
- CVE-2006-3103: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bitweaver 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) error parameter in users/login.php and the (2) feedback parameter in articles/index.php.
- OSVDB ID: 26588: bitweaver articles/index.php feedback Variable XSS
- SA20695: Bitweaver Multiple Vulnerabilities and Weakness
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2405: Bitweaver Multiple Arbitrary File Upload and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 16, 2006
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