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.
Platforms Affected:
- PHPJK.com, PHP JackKnife
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed May 30 2007 - 17:44:03 CDT , PHP JackKnife [multiple vulnerabilities] at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0430.html.
- PHP JackKnife Gallery System, PHP Image Gallery Software at http://www.phpjk.com/.
- 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.
Reported:
May 30, 2007
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