Numara FootPrints Title cross-site scripting
| footprints-title-xss (41003) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Numara FootPrints is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the Title form field when setting an appointment 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 data is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Numara Software, FootPrints 8.1
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (patch_2008-03-28_81_92594_security_fixes.zip), available from the Numara Software Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Numara Software Web site, Products: Numara FootPrints 8 at http://support.unipress.com/MRcgi/MRTicketPage.pl?USER=&MRP=0&PROJECTID=4&MR=93860&MAXMININC=&MAJOR_MODE=DETAILS.
- BID-28103: Numara FootPrints HTML Injection and Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1213: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Numara FootPrints for Linux 8.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Title form field when setting an appointment. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- SA28659: Numara FootPrints Script Insertion and Command Execution
Reported:
Mar 05, 2008
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