e107 search.php cross-site scripting
| e107-search-xss (27240) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
e107 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 'ep' 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:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 18 2006 - 16:03:14 CDT : e107 v0.7.5 XSS.
- e107 Web site: e107.org News.
- BID-18508: e107 Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- BID-18560: e107 Subject field HTML injection Vulnerability
- BID-19997: e107 CMS Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3259: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in e107 0.7.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ep parameter to search.php and the (2) subject parameter in comment.php (aka the Subject field when posting a comment).
- SA20727: e107 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2460: e107 ep and subject Parameters Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- e107 e107 0.7.5
Reported:
Jun 18, 2006
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