SharpReader Atom and RSS feed cross-site scripting
| sharpreader-atomrss-feed-xss (29073) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SharpReader is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the RSS and Atom feed processor. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malicious Web feed to inject 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 malicious feed 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: | 4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- SharpReader RSS Aggregator Web site: SharpReader.
- BID-20128: SharpReader Atom Feed Script HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4761: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Luke Hutteman SharpReader allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a web feed, as demonstrated by certain test cases of the Robert Auger and Caleb Sima RSS and Atom feed reader test suite.
- SA21963: SharpReader Feed Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3712: SharpReader Atom and RSS Feeds Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Luke Hutteman SharpReader 0.x
Reported:
Sep 20, 2006
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