PhpGedView login.php cross-site scripting
| phpgedview-login-xss (36285) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PhpGedView is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input the login.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the username 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:
- John Finlay, PhpGedView 4.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 27 2007 - 16:22:51 CDT, PhpGedView login page multiple XSS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-08/0435.html.
- PhpGedView Web Site, PhpGedView News - Online genealogy at its best at http://www.phpgedview.net.
- BID-25458: PhpGedView Login.PHP Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 27, 2007
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