XOOPS pmlite.php cross-site scripting

xoops-pmlite-image-xss (8030)

High Risk

Description:

XOOPS could allow a remote attacker to execute script on another user's system. A vulnerability regarding the lack of filtering in the pmlite.php script could allow a remote attacker to embed malicious JavaScript code in the image parameter, which would be executed when another user views the page.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	2.8
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	2.7
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

Remedy:

No remedy available as of June 1, 2013.

References:

• BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 29 2002 - 11:09:01 CST: Xoops topics : One more time.
• XOOPS Web site: Welcome to XOOPS official website!.
• BID-3978: Xoops Private Message System Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability
• BID-3981: Xoops Private Message Box Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability
• CVE-2002-0217: Cross-site scripting (CSS) vulnerabilities in the Private Message System for XOOPS 1.0 RC1 allow remote attackers to execute Javascript on other web clients via (1) the Title field or a Private Message Box or (2) the image field parameter in pmlite.php.

Platforms Affected:

• XOOPS XOOPS RC1.0

Reported:

Jan 29, 2002

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