Vincent LeClercq News divers.php cross-site scripting
| vlcnews-divers-xss (27505) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Vincent LeClercq News is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the divers.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'id' or 'disabled' 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:
- Vincent LeClercq, VLC News 5.2 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- AcidRoot Web site 06/29/2006, News <= 5.2 at http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/news52.txt. (Original advisory is in French.)
- Vincent LeClercq Web site, News Script at http://www.vincent-leclercq.com/home.html.
- BID-18775: Vincent Leclercq News Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3385: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in divers.php in Vincent Leclercq News 5.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id and (2) disabled parameters.
- SA20936: Vincent LECLERCQ News Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2642: Vincent Leclercq News Multiple SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 29, 2006
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