bitweaver edit.php and post.php cross-site scripting
| bitweaver-edit-post-xss (30167) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
bitweaver is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the edit.php and post.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the message title or message description field in 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- bitweaver Web site: Articles - bitweaver.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 09 2006 - 11:05:41 CST : bitweaver <=1.3.1 [injection sql (post) & xss (post)].
- BID-20988: Bitweaver Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- BID-20996: Retired: Bitweaver Multiple Parameter Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-6925: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in bitweaver 1.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the message title field when submitting an article to articles/edit.php, (2) the message title field when submitting a blog post to blogs/post.php, or (3) the message description field when editing in the Sandbox in wiki/edit.php.
- SA22793: bitweaver Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4485: bitweaver Multiple Remote SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Bitweaver Bitweaver 1.3.1 and prior
Reported:
Nov 09, 2006
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