Vigile CMS index.php cross-site scripting

vigilecms-index-xss (36712) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Vigile CMS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the title or cat 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:

  • iTCms, Vigile CMS 1.8

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Sep 20 2007 - 13:18:48 CDT, Vigile CMS v1.8 Multiple Remote XSS Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-09/0237.html.
  • Vigile CMS Web site, it Cms: Download at http://www.itcms.it/index.php/nav=Download.2P01/cat=CMS%20Vigile.
  • BID-25752: Vigile CMS Wiki Module Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-5052: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in Vigile CMS 1.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a request to the wiki module with (1) the title parameter or (2) a title= sequence in the PATH_INFO, or a request to the download module with (3) the cat parameter or (4) a cat= sequence in the PATH_INFO.
  • SA26913: CMS Vigile Download and Wiki Cross-Site Scripting

Reported:

Sep 20, 2007

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