Pyrox Search Newsearch.PHP Whatdoreplace Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	14343
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 21 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 21 2005 12:00AM
Credit:	rgod is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Pyrox Search Pyrox Search 1.0.5
Not Vulnerable:

Pyrox Search Newsearch.PHP Whatdoreplace Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A cross-site scripting vulnerability affects Pyrox Search. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied URI input that will be output in dynamically generated Web pages.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user. This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials as well as other attacks.

Pyrox Search Newsearch.PHP Whatdoreplace Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Proof of concept has been provided:

xss exploit:
http://[www.example.com]/[path]/NEWSEARCH.php?whatdoreplace=whatdoreplace%00<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>

Pyrox Search Newsearch.PHP Whatdoreplace Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Pyrox Search Newsearch.PHP Whatdoreplace Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Pyrox search Cross Site Scripting poc exploit (rgod)
  
• Pyrox Web Site (Pyrox)