Academic Web Tools multiple cross-site scripting
| academicwebtools-multiple-xss (43178) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Academic Web Tools is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the login.php, htmlarea.js.php, and room.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the glb_sid 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:
- Yektaweb, Academic Web Tools 1.4.2.8 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 15, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Yektaweb Web site, Yektaweb at http://www.yektaweb.com/.
- BID-29813: Academic Web Tools CMS 1.4.2.8 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2967: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) query string to login.php and the (2) glb_sid parameter to hta/htmlarea.js.php, and allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified field in room.php.
- SA30763: Academic Web Tools SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Jun 19, 2008
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