Chipmunk Directory Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18119
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 27 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	May 29 2006 05:07PM
Credit:	black-code is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Chipmunk PHP Scripts Chipmunk Directory
Not Vulnerable:

Chipmunk Directory Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Chipmunk Directory 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 execute 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.

Chipmunk Directory Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited through a web client.

The following example URI demonstrates this issue:

http://www.example.com/directory/index.php?catid=catid&start=[XSS]

Chipmunk Directory Index.PHP 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]:[email protected]

Chipmunk Directory Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Chipmunk Scripts Homepage (Chipmunk)