DiscusWare Discus Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	16119
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2006-0073
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 02 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 12 2007 04:57PM
Credit:	Discovery is credited to $um$id.
Vulnerable:	DiscusWare Discus Professional 3.10.4 DiscusWare Discus Freeware 3.10.5
Not Vulnerable:

DiscusWare Discus Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

DiscusWare Discus is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Discus Professional 3.10 and Discus Freeware 3.10 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

DiscusWare Discus Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/16119.html

DiscusWare Discus Error Message 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 if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

DiscusWare Discus Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• DiscusWare Products (DiscusWare)