Gelato CMS comments.php cross-site scripting
| gelato-comments-xss (40264) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Gelato CMS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the comments.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Pedro Santana, Gelato 0.95
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 23, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Gelato Web site, gelato cms - home at http://gelatocms.com/.
- BID-27587: Gelato CMS 'Comments.php' HTML Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 04, 2008
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