Zen Cart login.php and password_forgotten.php cross-site scripting
| zencart-multiple-xss (29248) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Zen Cart is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the login.php and password_forgotten.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using 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:
- Zen Cart, Zen Cart 1.3.5
Remedy:
Refer to the Zen Cart Web site for patch information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 27 2006 - 20:12:17 CDT , Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in Zen Cart 1.3.5 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0476.html.
- Zen Cart Web site, Zen Cart: The Art of E-commerce at http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=270700#post270700.
- BID-20242: Zen Cart Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-5119: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Zen Cart 1.3.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) admin_name or (2) admin_pass parameter in (a) admin/login.php, or the (3) admin_email parameter in (b) admin/password_forgotten.php.
- SA22118: Zen Cart Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3849: Zen Cart Multiple Variable Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 27, 2006
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