wwwstats clickstats.php cross-site scripting
| wwwstats-clickstats-xss (38925) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
wwwstats is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the clickstats.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the link parameter or the useragent field 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of wwwstats (3.22 or later), available from the wwwstats Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Dec 07 2007 - 05:31:51 CST : [ISecAuditors Security Advisories] wwwstats is vulnerable to Persistent XSS.
- Oracle, Security Blog, Mar 19, 2013: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in JFreeChart.
- wwwstats Web site: wwwstats.
- BID-26759: wwwstats Clickstats.PHP Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6307: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in clickstats.php in wwwstats 3.21 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the link parameter or (2) the User-Agent HTTP header.
- OSVDB ID: 39112: wwwstats clickstats.php link Parameter XSS
- SA28002: wwwstats "link" Script Insertion Vulnerability
- SA52733: Oracle Solaris Cluster JFreeChart Script Insertion and Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Arjan Topolovec wwwstats 3.21 and prior
- Sun Solaris Cluster 3.0
Reported:
Dec 07, 2007
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