Dansie Search Engine search.pl cross-site scripting
| dansiesearchengine-search-xss (39636) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Dansie Search Engine is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.pl script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the keywords 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:
- Dansie, Dansie Search Engine 2.7
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Dansie Web site, Dansie Search Engine (XSS) at http://www.dansie.net/.
- BID-27269: Dansie Search Engine 'search.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0257: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.pl in Dansie Search Engine 2.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- SA28465: Dansie Search Engine "keywords" Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Jan 14, 2008
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