JSPWiki Login.jsp cross-site scripting
| jspwiki-login-xss (36767) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
JSPWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Login.jsp script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the redirect 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Dan Johnsson, JSPWiki prior to 2.5.139-b
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of JSPWiki (2.5.139-b or later), available from the JSPWiki Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Sep 24 2007 - 19:42:40 CDT, JSPWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-09/0325.html.
- JSPWiki Web site, JSPWiki: Main at http://www.jspwiki.org/.
- BID-25803: JSPWiki Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5121: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in JSPWiki 2.5.139-beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the redirect parameter to wiki-3/Login.jsp and unspecified other components.
- SA26961: JSPWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 24, 2007
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