SimpGB index.php and emoticonlist.php cross-site scripting
| simpgb-index-emoticonlist-xss (36773) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SimpGB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script using the l_username parameter or the emoticonlist.php script using the i_emoticonlist 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:
- Bösch IT, SimpGB 1.46.02
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SimpGB (1.47 or later), available from the SimpGB Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Sep 25 2007 - 11:30:46 CDT, SimpGB version 1.46.02 Multiple XSS Attack Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-09/0509.html.
- SimpGB Web site, SimpGB - Script at http://www.boesch-it.de/sw/php-scripts/simpgb/english/download.php.
- BID-25808: SimpGB Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5127: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SimpGB 1.46.02 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the l_username parameter to the default URI under admin/ or (2) the l_emoticonlist parameter to admin/emoticonlist.php.
- SA26974: SimpGB Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure
Reported:
Sep 25, 2007
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