BSQ Sitestats for Joomla HTTP Referer Header cross-site scripting
| bsq-sitestats-http-referer-xss (29661) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BSQ Sitestats for Joomla is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the HTTP Referer Header 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Joomla!, BSQ Sitestats 1.8.0
- Joomla!, BSQ Sitestats 2.2.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of BSQ Sitestats for Joomla (2.2.2 or later), available from the BSQ Sitestats for Joomla Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 18 2006 - 10:35:02 CDT , Secunia Research: Joomla BSQ Sitestats Script Insertion and SQL Injection at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-10/0307.html.
- SourceForge Joomla Web site, SourceForge:List Releases at http://forge.joomla.org/sf/go/projects.bsq_sitestats/frs.bsq_sitestats_component.
- BID-20614: BSQ Sitestats Joomla Component HTML Injection and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-7125: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joomla BSQ Sitestats 1.8.0 and 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP Referer header, which is not properly handled when the administrator views site statistics.
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4090: BSQ Sitestats for Joomla SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Oct 18, 2006
The information within this database may change without notice. Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the author/distributor (Internet Security Systems X-Force) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.
Copyright (c) 1994-2008 Internet Security Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
For corrections or additions please email xforce@iss.net