Bitweaver register.php, index.php and login.php cross-site scripting
| bitweaver-register-index-login-xss (38942) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Bitweaver is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the register.php, index.php or login.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the error 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:
- Bitweaver, Bitweaver 2.0.0 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Bitweaver Web site, welcome to bitweaver.org at http://www.bitweaver.org.
- Hackers Center Web site, [HSC] Bitweaver Cross-Site Scripting & SQL Injection Vulnerability at http://www.hackerscenter.com/archive/view.asp?id=28129.
- BID-26801: Bitweaver 2.0.0 and Prior Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6374: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Bitweaver 2.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) users/register.php or (2) search/index.php, or an editcomments action in (3) wiki/index.php or (4) forums/index.php. NOTE: the error parameter to users/login.php is covered by CVE-2006-3103.
- SA28024: bitweaver Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4168: Bitweaver URL Processing Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Dec 09, 2007
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