CMME statistics.php cross-site scripting
| cmme-statistics-xss (44685) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CMME is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the statistics.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the page or year 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:
- Hans Oesterholt, CMME 1.12
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of CMME (1.18 or later), available from the CMME Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CMME Web page, CMME Information at http://cmme.oesterholt.net/.
- BID-30854: CMME Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3923: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in statistics.php in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) page and (2) year parameters in an hstat_year action.
- SA31599: CMME Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 26, 2008
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