Mephisto search cross-site scripting
| mephisto-search-xss (33620) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mephisto is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the GET or POST form fields 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:
- Mephisto, Mephisto 0.7.3
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Apr 11 2007 - 18:44:06 CDT, Cross site scripting in mephisto 0.7.3 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-04/0401.html.
- Mephisto Web site, Mephisto¿The best blogging system ever at http://mephistoblog.com/.
- BID-23141: Mephisto Blog Search Function Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1873: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mephisto 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to the search script.
- SA24870: Mephisto "q" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1373: Mephisto Search q Parameter Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 12, 2007
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