ASPPlayground.NET calendar.asp cross-site scripting

aspplaygroundnet-calendar-xss (28352) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the calendar.asp script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the calendarID parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Per private conversation with the vendor, ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition throws an exception when an invalid calendarID was received, greatly reducing the risk of the cross-site scripting vulnerability.

*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: 2.7
  Exploitability: High
  Remediation Level: Unavailable
  Report Confidence: Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Per private conversation with the vendor, this vulnerability has been corrected. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

References:

  • ASPPlayground.net Web site: ASPPlayground.Net Forum - Ultimate ASP + SQL forum software.
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 11 2006 - 10:26:24 CDT: Forum Software ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 Unicode Xss.
  • BID-20335: ASPPlayGround.NET Forum Calendar.ASP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-4206: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in calendar.asp in ASPPlayground.NET Forum Advanced Edition 2.4.5 Unicode allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the calendarID parameter.
  • OSVDB ID: 29232: ASPPlayground.NET Forum Advanced Edition calendar.asp calendarID XSS

Platforms Affected:

  • ASPPlayground.NET ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 Unicode

Reported:

Aug 11, 2006

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