BOINC forum_forum.php and forum_text_search_action.php cross-site scripting
| boinc-forum-search-xss (36577) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BOINC is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the forum_forum.php and forum_text_search_action.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the id or search_string 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:
- University of California, BOINC 5.10.20 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BOINC Web site, BOINC at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 11 2007 - 23:02:10 CDT, Boinc Forum Cross Site Scripting Vulrnability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-09/0117.html.
- BID-25644: BOINC forum_text_search_action.php Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4899: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Boinc Forum 5.10.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to forum_forum.php, or the search_string parameter to forum_text_search_action.php in a (2) titles or (3) bodies search.
Reported:
Sep 11, 2007
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