Omnistar Live kb.php cross-site scripting
| omnistar-kb-xss (38145) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Omnistar Live is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the kb.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the category_id 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:
- Omnistar Interactive, Omnistar Live
Remedy:
No remedy available as of October 4, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Oct 28 2007 - 20:48:05 CDT, Omnistar Live Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulrnability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-10/0411.html.
- OmniStar Live Website, OmniStar Live Website at http://www.omnistarlive.com/.
- BID-26234: Omnistar Live KB.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5724: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Omnistar Live allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the category_id parameter to users/kb.php, and possibly (3) the Email Box field in profile.php.
- SA27449: Omnistar Live "category_id" Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Oct 28, 2007
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