Mambo moscomment.php and com_comment.php cross-site scripting
| mambo-comments-xss (29708) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mambo is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the comments component. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the moscomment.php or com_comment.php script 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:
- Mamboserver, Mambo 4.6.x
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Oct 20 2006 - 05:58:29 CDT , Mambo V4.6.x vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-10/0345.html.
- KAPDA Web site, Mambo V4.6.x vulnerabilities at http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-444.html.
- Mambo Web site, Mamboserver.com - Home at http://www.mamboserver.com/.
- BID-20650: Mambo Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-7149: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to (a) index.php, which reflects the string in an error message from mod_login.php; and the (2) mcname parameter to (b) moscomment.php and (c) com_comment.php.
Reported:
Oct 20, 2006
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