Hostflow Help Desk "Ticket Description" cross-site scripting
| hostflow-ticketdescription-xss (27426) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Hostflow Help Desk is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the new_ticket.cgi script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'Ticket Description' 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 Hostflow Help Desk (2.5.2-0 or later), available from the Hostflow Web site. See References.
References:
- Hostflow.com Web site: Hostflow Business Suite.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS Tuesday, June 27, 2006: Hostflow vuln..
- BID-18695: Hostflow New_Ticket.CGI Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3328: new_ticket.cgi in Hostflow 2.2.1-15 allows remote attackers to steal and replay authentication credentials via an IMG tag in the desc parameter (Ticket Description field) that points to a URL that captures referer URLs, possibly due to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability or a leak of credentials in referer URLs.
- OSVDB ID: 26872: Hostflow Help Desk new_ticket.cgi Authentication Replay
- SA20863: Hostflow Help Desk Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2570: Hostflow Help Desk desc Parameter Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Hostflow Hostflow Help Desk 2.2.1-15
Reported:
Jun 27, 2006
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