AWStats Totals unspecified cross-site scripting
| awstatstotals-unspecified-xss (44706) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AWStats Totals is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by an unspecified script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the month 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:
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.0
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.1
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.11
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.13
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.14
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AWStats Totals (1.15 or later), available from the Telartis Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Emory University UTS Security Advisory EMORY-2008-01 , Multiple Vulnerabilities in AWStats Totals at http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ekenda2/EMORY-2008-01.txt .
- Telartis Web site, AWStats Totals 1.15 at http://www.telartis.nl/xcms/awstats/.
- CVE-2008-3921: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AWStats Totals 1.0 through 1.14 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) month and (2) year parameter.
- SA31630: AWStats Totals Cross-site Scripting and PHP Code Execution
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2442: AWStats Totals Code Execution and Cross Ste Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 26, 2008
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