Zomplog category.php cross-site scripting
| zomplog-category-xss (42146) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Zomplog is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the category.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the catname 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:
- Zomplog, Zomplog 3.8.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri May 02 2008 - 08:38:05 CDT, Zomplog 3.8.2 XSS Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-05/0020.html.
- Zomplog Web site, Zomplog, a user-friendly weblog tool at http://www.zomp.nl/zomplog/.
- BID-29021: Zomplog 'category.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2176: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/category.php in Zomplog 3.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the catname parameter.
- SA30062: Zomplog "catname" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
May 02, 2008
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