OpenBiblio UID and name cross-site scripting
| openbiblio-uid-name-xss (39297) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
OpenBiblio is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the staff_del_confirm.php script and theme_del_confirm.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the UID or the name 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:
- OpenBiblio, OpenBiblio 0.5.2-pre4 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of OpenBiblio (0.6.0 or later), available from the OpenBiblio Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 27 2007 - 21:18:44 CST , OpenBiblio 0.5.2-pre4 and prior multiple vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0324.html.
- OpenBiblio Web site, OpenBiblio at http://obiblio.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-27053: OpenBiblio Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6608: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in OpenBiblio 0.5.2-pre4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) LAST and (2) FIRST parameters to admin/staff_del_confirm.php, (3) the name parameter to admin/theme_del_confirm.php, or (4) the themeName parameter to admin/theme_preview.php.
Reported:
Dec 27, 2007
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