PhotoCycle PhotoCycle.php Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18964
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 13 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 14 2006 05:48PM
Credit:	luny is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Adam R. Brown Photocycle 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

PhotoCycle PhotoCycle.php Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Photocycle 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.

PhotoCycle PhotoCycle.php Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/PhotoCyclePHPpageXSSJuly132006.html

PhotoCycle PhotoCycle.php Parameter 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: [email protected]:[email protected].

PhotoCycle PhotoCycle.php Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Photo Cycle Home Page (Adam R. Brown)
  
• Photocycle v1.0 - XSS ([email protected])