mvnForum activatemember cross-site scripting
| mvnforum-activatemember-xss (27370) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
mvnForum is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the activatemember script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'member' or 'activatecode' 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:
- mvnForum Web site: mvnForum-free, open source Java J2EE/Jsp/Servlet forum.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS Saturday, June 24, 2006: mvnForum XSS vuln. .
- BID-18663: MVNForum Activatemember Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3245: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in activatemember in mvnForum 1.0 GA and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) member and (2) activatecode parameters.
- SA20803: mvnForum "activatemember" Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2531: mvnForum member and activatecode Variables Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- mvnForum mvnForum 1.0 GA
Reported:
Jun 24, 2006
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