Snitz Forums 2000 forum.asp cross-site scripting
| snitzforums-forum-xss (28921) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Snitz Forums 2000 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the forum.asp script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the sortorder 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Snitz, Snitz Forums 2000 3.4.06
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Snitz Forums 2000 (3.4.06 or later), available from the Snitz Forums 2000 Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 13 2006 - 09:40:11 CDT , Snitz Forums 2000 v3.4.06 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0207.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 13 2006 - 18:05:25 CDT, Re: Snitz Forums 2000 v3.4.06 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0236.html.
- Snitz Forums Web site, Sort order variable not properly sanitized at http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62773.
- Snitz Forums Web site, Snitz Forums 2000 - free ASP-based Internet Discussion Forum Software at http://forum.snitz.com/specs.asp.
- BID-20004: Snitz Forums 2000 Forum.ASP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4796: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forum.asp in Snitz Forums 2000 3.4.06 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sortorder parameter (strtopicsortord variable).
- OSVDB ID: 28832: Snitz Forums 2000 forum.asp sortorder Variable XSS
- SA21946: Snitz Forums 2000 "sortorder" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3632: Snitz Forums sortorder Parameter Client-Side Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 13, 2006
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