YouTube Blog mensaje.php cross-site scripting
| youtubeblog-mensaje-xss (43953) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
YouTube Blog is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the mensaje.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the "m" 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:
- YouTube Blog, YouTube Blog 0.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- YouTube Blog Web page, YouTube Blog at http://youtubeblog.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-30345: YouTube Blog Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3305: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mensaje.php in C. Desseno YouTube Blog (ytb) 0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the m parameter.
- SA31161: YouTube Blog Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 22, 2008
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