Php-Stats admin.php cross-site scripting
| phpstats-admin-xss (42729) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Php-Stats is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the admin.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the sel_mese or sel_anno 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- Php-Stats Web site: Php-Stats: Le statistiche di accesso ai siti in PHP/MySQL.
- ZoRLu Advisories, Cuma, Nisan 18. 2008: phpstats 0.1.9.1 XSS.
- BID-28824: Php-Stats 'admin.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-6212: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in Php-Stats 0.1.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sel_mese and (2) sel_anno parameters in a systems action. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 52082: Php-Stats admin.php Multiple Parameter XSS
Platforms Affected:
- Php-Stats Php-Stats 0.1.9.1
Reported:
Apr 18, 2008
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