BosDates type or category parameter cross-site scripting
| bosdates-type-category-xss (41020) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BosDates is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the calendar.php or calendar_search.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the type or category 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:
- BosDev, BosDates
Remedy:
Refer to the BosDev Web site for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BosDev Web site, BosDates Calendar System at http://www.bosdev.com/bosdates/.
- BID-28117: BosDates Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1211: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BosDates 3.x and 4.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the type parameter in calendar.php and (2) the category parameter in calendar_search.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- SA29255: BosDates Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 06, 2008
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