CONTENTdm search.php and results.php cross-site scripting
| contentdm-search-xss (35809) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CONTENTdm is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.php and results.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the CISOBOX1 parameter 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:
- DiMeMa, CONTENTdm 4.2 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 04 2007 - 05:55:13 CDT , ContentDM Search.php XSS Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-08/0055.html.
- CONTENTdm Web site, CONTENTdm Product Information at http://www.dimema.com/products/index.html.
- BID-25199: CONTENTdm Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4245: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Search.php in DiMeMa CONTENTdm (CDM) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a search, probably related to the CISOBOX1 parameter to results.php in CDM 4.2.
- SA26324: CONTENTdm Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 04, 2007
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