Bitweaver multiple scripts cross-site scripting

bitweaver-multiple-scripts-xss (31655) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Bitweaver is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the edit.php, list.php, list_blogs.php and rankings.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using various 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:

  • Bitweaver, Bitweaver 1.3.1

Remedy:

No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • Bitweaver Web site, welcome to bitweaver.org at http://www.bitweaver.org.
  • Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Jan 22 2007 - 12:57:56 CST, [x0n3-h4ck] bitweaver 1.3.1 XSS Exploit at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0420.html.
  • BID-22169: Bitweaver Articles and Blogs Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-0526: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Bitweaver 1.3.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL (PATH_INFO) to (1) articles/edit.php, (2) articles/list.php, (3) blogs/list_blogs.php, or (4) blogs/rankings.php.

Reported:

Jan 22, 2007

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