Namazu character encoding cross-site scripting
| namazu-character-encoding-xss (41360) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Namazu is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the namazu.cgi script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted UTF-7 encoded 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:
- Namazu, Namazu 2.0.17 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Namazu (2.0.18 or later), available from the Namazu Download Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- JVN#00892830, Namazu at http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00892830/index.html.
- Namazu Download Web site, Download at http://www.namazu.org/#download.
- Namazu Web site, Namazu: Security Considerations at http://www.namazu.org/security.html.en.
- BID-28380: Namazu 'namazu.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1468: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in namazu.cgi in Namazu before 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded input, related to failure to set the charset, a different vector than CVE-2004-1318 and CVE-2001-1350. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- SA29386: Namazu namazu.cgi UTF-7 Cross-Site Scripting
- SUSE-SR:2008:017: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Mar 18, 2008
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