Project Alumni index.php cross-site scripting
| projectalumni-index-xss (38621) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Project Alumni is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php and xml/index.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the year 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:
- Project Alumni, Project Alumni 1.0.8
- Project Alumni, Project Alumni 1.0.9
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, Project Alumni at https://sourceforge.net/projects/project-alumni/.
- BID-26565: Project Alumni Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6126: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in project alumni 1.0.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the year parameter to (1) xml/index.php; or (2) the year parameter to view.page.inc.php, which is reachable through a view action to the top-level index.php.
- SA27820: Project Alumni Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3999: Project Alumni year Cross Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 24, 2007
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