Olate Download userupload.php cross-site scripting
| olate-download-userupload-xss (29292) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Olate Download is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the userupload.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the description_small parameter 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: | 4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest versions of Olate Download (3.4.1 or later), available from the Olate Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Sep 30 2006 - 07:33:22 CDT : OlateDownload 3.4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- Olate Download: Olate - Olate Download - PHP Bug Tracking, PHP Licensing, Bug Tracker, Software Licensing, Developer Tools.
- BID-20278: OlateDownload Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-5144: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in userupload.php in OlateDownload 3.4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description_small parameter.
- SA22241: OlateDownload Script Insertion and SQL Injection
Platforms Affected:
- Olate Olate Download 3.4.0
Reported:
Sep 30, 2006
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