TorrentTrader Classic Edition account-inbox.php cross-site scripting
| torrenttraderclassic-accountinbox-xss (40980) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
TorrentTrader Classic Edition is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the account-inbox.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the msg 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:
- TorrentTrader, TorrentTrader 1.08 Classic
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of TorrentTrader (FINAL v1.08 or later), available from SourceForge.net: Files. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Mar 03 2008 - 14:09:06 CST, Cross-site Scripting and CSRF in TorrentTrader Classic v1.08 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0021.html.
- SourceForge.net: Files, TorrentTrader, File Release Notes and Changelog, FINAL v1.08 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98584&release_id=545219.
- TorrentTrader Web site, TorrentTrader at http://www.torrenttrader.org.
- BID-28082: TorrentTrader 'msg' Parameter HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1173: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in account-inbox.php in TorrentTrader Classic 1.08 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter.
- SA29220: TorrentTrader Classic "msg" Script Insertion Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 03, 2008
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