CS-Cart index.php cross-site scripting
| cscart-index-xss (41306) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CS-Cart is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the "q" 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:
- CS-Cart, CS-Cart 1.3.2
Remedy:
Refer to the CS-Cart Web site for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 19 2008 - 13:33:05 CDT, CS-Cart XSS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0278.html.
- CS-Cart Web site, CS-Cart, Ecommerce Software & PHP/MySQL shopping cart at http://www.cs-cart.com/.
- BID-28333: CS-Cart 'index.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1458: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in CS-Cart 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter in a products search action. NOTE: it was also reported that 1.3.5-SP2 trial edition is also affected.
- SA29468: CS-Cart "q" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 19, 2008
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