ezContents loginreq2.php cross-site scripting
| ezcontents-loginreq2-xss (28676) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ezContents is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the loginreq2.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'subgroupname' 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 30 2006 - 13:33:58 CDT : ezContents Version 2.0.3 Remote/Local File Inclusion, SQL Injection, XSS.
- ezContents Web site: ezContents - Free open source content management portal system.
- BID-19780: VisualShapers EzContents Loginreq2.PHP Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4479: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in loginreq2.php in Visual Shapers ezContents 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the subgroupname parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 28319: ezContents loginreq2.php subgroupname Variable XSS
- SA21703: ezContents Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016770: ezContents Input Validation Holes Permit Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks and Arbitrary Code Execution
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3420: ezContents Multiple Parameter Handling File Inclusion and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- VisualShapers ezContents 2.0.3
Reported:
Aug 30, 2006
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