OmniHTTPd test.php and test.shtml sample cross-site scripting
| omnihttpd-test-sample-xss (9961) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
OmniHTTPd is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of input to the test.php and test.shtml sample pages. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL request containing malicious script embedded using hexadecimal URL encoded characters to one of the sample pages, which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the Web server, once the link is clicked.
Platforms Affected:
- Omnicron Technologies, OmniHTTPd
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Aug 25 2002 - 10:48:39 CDT , OmniHTTPd test.php Cross-Site Scripting Issue at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0263.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Aug 25 2002 - 10:54:09 CDT , OmniHTTPd test.shtml Cross-Site Scripting Issue at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0264.html.
- Omnicron Technologies Web Site, OmniHTTPd at http://www.omnicron.ca/httpd/index.html.
- BID-5568: OmniHTTPD Sample Scripts Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 25, 2002
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