Xt-News add_comment.php and show_news.php cross-site scripting
| xtnews-addcomment-xss (31145) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Xt-News is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the add_comment.php and show_news.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the id_news parameter 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:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 21 2006 - 20:23:48 CST: Xt-News 0.1 : SQL Injection Vulnerability & XSS.
- DreaXTeam.net Web site: Xt-News.
- BID-21719: Xt-News Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-6746: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Xt-News 0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id_news parameter to (1) add_comment.php or (2) show_news.php.
- SA23456: Xt-News SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-5145: Xt-News Multiple Parameter Handling SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Xt-News Xt-News 0.1
Reported:
Dec 21, 2006
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