PHP JackKnife index.php, G_Display.php and Authenticate.php cross-site scripting
| phpjk-indexgdisplayauthenticate-xss (34643) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP JackKnife is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php, G_Display.php and the Authenticate.php scripts. 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.
*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, Wed May 30 2007 - 17:44:03 CDT : PHP JackKnife [multiple vulnerabilities].
- PHP JackKnife Gallery System: PHP Image Gallery Software.
- BID-24253: PHP JackKnife Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3001: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP JackKnife (PHPJK) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the sUName parameter to UserArea/Authenticate.php, (2) the sAccountUnq parameter to UserArea/NewAccounts/index.php, or the (3) iCategoryUnq, (4) iDBLoc, (5) iTtlNumItems, (6) iNumPerPage, or (7) sSort parameter to G_Display.php, different vectors than CVE-2005-4239.
Platforms Affected:
- PHPJK.com PHP JackKnife
Reported:
May 30, 2007
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