AstroCam pic.php cross-site scripting
| astrocam-pic-xss (42122) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AstroCam is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the pic.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the picfile parameter 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 page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.0
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.1
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.2
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.3
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.4
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.5
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.5 P1
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.6 P1
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.6
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.7
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.8
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.8 P2
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.8 P1
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.5.9
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.6.0
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.6.1
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.6.2
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.6.3
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.6.4
- AstroCam, AstroCam 2.6.5
- AstroCam, AstroCam 2.6.6
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.7.0
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.7.1
- Astrocam, Astrocam 2.7.2
- AstroCam, AstroCam 2.7.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AstroCam (2.7.4 or later), available from the Steffen Wendzel Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 01 2008 - 05:13:30 CDT, XSS in AstroCam at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-05/0001.html.
- Steffen Wendzel Web site, AstroCam at http://wendzel.de/?sub=softw&ssub=acam.
- BID-28998: AstroCam 'pic.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2075: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pic.php in AstroCam 2.5.0 through 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the picfile parameter.
- SA30039: AstroCam "picfile" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
May 01, 2008
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