Benja CMS multiple cross-site scripting
| benja-multiple-xss (43284) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Benja CMS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the admin_edit_submenu.php, admin_new_submenu.php, and admin_edit_topmenu.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the PATH_INFO 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:
- Benja CMS, Benja CMS 0.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 22 2008 - 06:54:58 CDT, Benja CMS 0.1 (Upload/XSS) Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-06/0198.html.
- SourceForge.net, benja CMS at http://sourceforge.net/projects/benjacms/.
- BID-29884: benja CMS Multiple Input Validation and Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2987: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Benja CMS 0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) admin_edit_submenu.php, (2) admin_new_submenu.php, and (3) admin_edit_topmenu.php in admin/.
- SA30834: Benja CMS Cross-Site Scripting and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 22, 2008
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