Ripe Website Manager index.php cross-site scripting
| rwm-index-xss (33817) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Ripe Website Manager is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the ripeformpost 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: | 2.3 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Per private correspondence, the vendor states that this vulnerability has been fixed. Please contact the vendor for further information. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Apr 22 2007 - 17:11:21 CDT : Ripe Website Manager (<= 0.8.4) - SQL Injection Vulnerability and Cross-Site Scripting Exploit.
- SourceForge.net: Ripe Website Manager.
- BID-23597: Ripe Website Manager Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2206: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in contact/index.php in Ripe Website Manager 0.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a leading <"< in the ripeformpost parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 35362: Ripe Website Manager contact/index.php ripeformpost Parameter XSS
- SA24984: Ripe Website Manager SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1519: Ripe Website Manager ripeformpost SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Ripe Website Manager Ripe Website Manager 0.8.4 and prior
Reported:
Apr 22, 2007
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