OWASP WebScarab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:19063

CVE-2006-3841 |

Info

OWASP WebScarab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 19063
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-3841
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 19 2006 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2007 04:59PM
Credit: Moritz Naumann IT Consulting & Services is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: OWASP WebScarab 2006.7.18 1904
OWASP WebScarab 2006.6.21 0003
Not Vulnerable: OWASP WebScarab 2007.5.4 1631

Discussion

OWASP WebScarab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

The OWASP WebScarab framework is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize input before displaying it to users of the application.

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.

Exploit / POC

OWASP WebScarab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit these issues via a web client.

Solution / Fix

OWASP WebScarab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Version 20060718-1904 did not adequately address the vulnerability. The vendor has released a new version, 20070504-1631, that does fix the vulnerability.


OWASP WebScarab 2006.6.21 0003

OWASP WebScarab 2006.7.18 1904

References

OWASP WebScarab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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