eTicket name and subject cross-site scripting
| eticket-name-subject-xss (39400) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
eTicket is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input when opening a ticket. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the name and subject parameters 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 a ticket is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- eTicket, eTicket 1.5.5.2
- eTicket, eTicket 1.5.6 RC3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of eTicket (v1.5.6 RC4 or later), available from the Sourceforge Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, eTicket at http://sourceforge.net/projects/eticket/.
- The DigiTrust Group: Advisory #071228a, eTicket Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability at http://www.digitrustgroup.com/advisories/web-application-security-eticket.html.
- BID-27130: eTicket 'newticket.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0093: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in newticket.php in eTicket 1.5.5.2, and 1.5.6 RC2 and RC3, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Name and (2) Subject parameters.
- SA28331: eTicket Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jan 03, 2008
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