BlogHoster previewcomment.php cross-site scripting
| bloghoster-previewcomment-xss (28304) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BlogHoster is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the previewcomment.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'nickname' parameter to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Webligo Developments, BlogHoster 2.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BlogHoster Web site, PHP Blog Hosting Script at http://www.bloghoster.net/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Aug 08 2006 - 15:44:55 CDT , BlogHoster v2.2 Post Comment Html Injection at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0170.html.
- BID-19457: BlogHoster PreviewComment.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4090: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webligo BlogHoster 2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From: part of the comment post
- OSVDB ID: 27886: BlogHoster previewcomment.php nickname Variable XSS
- SA21420: BlogHoster "nickname" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3236: BlogHoster nickname Parameter Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 08, 2006
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