Crafty Syntax Live Help multiple scripts cross-site scripting
| cslh-multiple-xss (40636) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the lostsheep.php, livehelp.php, user_questions.php, and leavemessage.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using 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:
- Open Source, Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) 2.14.3
- Open Source, Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) 2.14.4
- Open Source, Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) 2.14.5
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Crafty Syntax Live Help (2.14.6 or later), available from the Crafty Syntax Live Help Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Feb 18 2008 - 06:48:57 CST, Crafty Syntax Xss Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0286.html.
- Crafty Syntax Live Help Web site, Crafty Syntax Live Help an Open Source Live Support at http://www.craftysyntax.com/.
- SourceForge.net: Files, Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: Version 2.14.6 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=580994.
- BID-27859: Crafty Syntax Live Help 'lostsheep.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- BID-28071: Crafty Syntax Live Help Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0848: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lostsheep.php in Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) before 2.14.16, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the versions claimed by the original researcher are probably incorrect.
- CVE-2008-1183: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) before 2.14.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to (1) livehelp.php, (2) user_questions.php, and (3) leavemessage.php. NOTE: the lostsheep.php vector is covered by CVE-2008-0848.
- SA29201: Crafty Syntax Live Help Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 18, 2008
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