Alkacon OpenCMS Login Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:15882
Info
Alkacon OpenCMS Login Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 15882 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Dec 15 2005 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Dec 15 2005 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Marc Ruef is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability. |
| Vulnerable: |
Alkacon OpenCMS 6.0.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Alkacon OpenCMS 6.0.3 |
Discussion
Alkacon OpenCMS Login Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OpenCMS is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue 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.
OpenCMS is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue 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
Alkacon OpenCMS Login Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
No exploit is required.
No exploit is required.
Solution / Fix
Alkacon OpenCMS Login Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Solution:
The vendor has released an update to address this issue. Users are advised to contact the vendor for information on obtaining the appropriate update.
Solution:
The vendor has released an update to address this issue. Users are advised to contact the vendor for information on obtaining the appropriate update.