Usenet Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18662
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2006-3299
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 23 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 06 2007 07:47PM
Credit:	Luny is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	MetalheadWs Usenet 0.5
Not Vulnerable:

Usenet Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Usenet 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.

Usenet Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing a victim user into following a malicious URI.

An example URI has been provided.

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/usenet-26-jun-2006.txt

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

Usenet Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Usenet Homepage (MetalheadWs)
  
• Usenet Script v0.5 (Luny)