AkoBook component for Mambo gbpage and gbmail cross-site scripting
| akobook-gb-xss (36471) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The AkoBook component for Mambo is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the sign page. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the gbpage or gbmail 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: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- AkoBook component for Mambo Web site: Joomlaportal.com - A Joomla! Open Source CMS Fansite - News.
- Icenetx Web site: Trew blog - September 6th, 2007: Mambo Component AkoBook <= 3.42 - XSS/Script Injection Vulnerability.
- BID-25576: AkoBook Index.PHP Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4745: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the AkoBook 3.42 and earlier component (com_akobook) for Mambo allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events in the (1) gbmail and (2) gbpage parameters in the sign function.
- SA26706: Mambo AkoBook Component Script Insertion
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3080: AkoBook Component for Mambo gbmail and gbpage Cross Site Scripting
Platforms Affected:
- Arthur Konze AkoBook component for Mambo 3.42 and prior
Reported:
Sep 04, 2007
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