JSPWiki Edit.jsp cross-site scripting
| jspwiki-edit-xss (40507) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
JSPWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Edit.jsp script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the editor 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:
- Dan Johnsson, JSPWiki 2.4.104
- Dan Johnsson, JSPWiki 2.5.139
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of JSPWiki (2.6.1 or later), available from the JSPWiki Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:45:28 +0200, JSPWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Feb/0198.html.
- JSPWiki Web site, JSPWiki: Main at http://www.jspwiki.org/.
- BID-27785: JSPWiki 'Edit.jsp' Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1229: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Edit.jsp in JSPWiki 2.4.104 and 2.5.139 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the editor parameter, a different vector than CVE-2007-5120.b.
- SA28969: JSPWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 13, 2008
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