Light Blog add_comment.php cross-site scripting
| lightblog-addcomment-xss (34753) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Light Blog is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the add_comment.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the id parameter 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of LightBlog (4.1 6/6/2007 or later), available from the LightBlog Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jun 06 2007 - 14:21:20 CDT : Light Blog 4.1 XSS Vulnerability.
- Light Blog Web site: LightBlog.
- Secure Vision Web site: Light Blog- Cross site Scripting (XSS) .
- BID-24741: LightBlog Add_Comment.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- BID-24752: LightBlog Main.PHP Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3131: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in add_comment.php in Light Blog 4.1 before 20070606 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter.
- SA25561: LightBlog "id" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Peter Bailey Light Blog 4.1 prior 6/6/2007
Reported:
Jun 06, 2007
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