Oliver Search and login cross-site scripting
| oliver-search-login-xss (35251) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Oliver is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input when performing a search or when logging in. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using various parameters 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: | 4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Jul 03 2007 - 12:01:30 CDT: Cross Site Scripting in Oliver Library Management System.
- Softlink Europe Web site: Oliver Library Management System.
- BID-24754: Oliver Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3569: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Oliver Library Management System allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) updateform and (2) displayform parameter to (a) gateway/gateway.exe; the (3) TERMS, (4) database, (5) srchad, (6) SuggestedSearch, and (7) searchform parameters to the (b) Basic Search page; and (8) username parameter when (c) logging on.
- SA25930: Oliver Library Management System Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2432: Oliver Library Management System Multiple Parameter Cross Site Scripting Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Softlink Europe Oliver
Reported:
Jul 03, 2007
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