Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar rpc.php cross-site scripting
| unobtrusive-ajax-rpc-xss (35326) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the rpc.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the "q" 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Masuga Designs, Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar 1.1.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar (1.2.0 or later), available from the Masuga Design Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIRT-200701, Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar (XSS) at http://www.cirt.net/advisories/unobtrusive_ajax_star_rating.shtml.
- Masuga Design Web site, Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar at http://www.masugadesign.com/the-lab/scripts/unobtrusive-ajax-star-rating-bar/.
- BID-24840: Unobtrusive AJAX Star Rating Bar Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3685: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in rpc.php in Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar before 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 35935: Unobtrusive Ajax Star Rating Bar rpc.php q Variable XSS
- SA25985: Unobtrusive AJAX Star Rating Bar Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 09, 2007
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