Photocycle phpage parameter cross-site scripting
| photocycle-unspecified-xss (27715) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Photocycle is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'phpage' 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Photocycle (1.1 or later), available from Adam R. Brown's Web site. See References.
References:
- Adam R. Brown's Web site: Download Photocycle, the Random Image Rotator.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jul 14 2006 - 13:30:48 CDT: Re: Photocycle v1.0 - XSS.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jul 13 2006 - 04:50:52 CDT : Photocycle v1.0 - XSS.
- BID-18964: PhotoCycle PhotoCycle.php Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3680: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in photocycle in Photocycle 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the phpage parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 27093: Photocycle photocycle Script phpage Variable XSS
- SA21054: Photocycle "phpage" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016492: Photocycle Missing Input Validation in `phpage` Parameter Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2805: Photocycle phpage Parameter Handling Client-Side Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Adam R Brown Photocycle 1.0
Reported:
Jul 13, 2006
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