Blogn admin cross-site scripting
| blogn-admin-xss (30565) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Blogn is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the admin.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unspecified parameters 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Blogn, Blogn 1.9.3 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Blogn (1.9.4 or later), available from the Blogn Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Blogn Web site, Blogn Download at http://www.blogn.org/index.php?e=66. (Japanese site)
- BID-21347: Blogn Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6176: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in Blogn before 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4768: Blogn Unspecified Parameter Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SA23126: Blogn Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Nov 29, 2006
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