AJ Article profile.php cross-site scripting
| ajarticle-profile-xss (60357) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AJ Article is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the profile.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 1, 2013.
References:
- AJ Square Web site: AJ Article ¿ PHP Article Software | Article Directory Script | Content Management Software | Article Directory Generator.
- Offensive Security Exploit Database [2010-07-13]: AJ Article Persistent XSS Vulnerability.
- BID-41576: AJ Article Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2010-2917: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in AJ Square AJ Article 3.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) emailid, (2) fname, (3) lname, (4) company, (5) address1, (6) address2, (7) city, (8) state, (9) zipcode, (10) phone, and (11) fax parameters in an update action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 66279: AJ Article index.php Multiple Parameter XSS
- SA40560: AJ Article Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- AJ Square AJ Article
Reported:
Jul 12, 2010
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