Hlstats action parameter cross-site scripting
| hlstats-action-xss (34383) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
HLstats is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the hlstats.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the action 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Hlstats, Hlstats 1.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat May 19 2007 - 15:34:28 CDT , RedLevel Advisory #017 - HLstats v1.35 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability #2 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0302.html.
- SourceForge.net, HLstats at http://sourceforge.net/projects/hlstats/.
- BID-24063: HLstats HLStats.PHP Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- BID-24102: HLstats HLStats.PHP Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2812: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in hlstats.php in HLstats 1.35, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the PATH_INFO or (2) the action parameter.
- SA25340: HLstats "hlstats.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1882: HLstats hlstats.php URL Processing Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
May 19, 2007
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