BlogHoster PreviewComment.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19457
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 10 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 11 2006 10:15PM
Credit:	HeLiOsZ is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	BlogHoster BlogHoster 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

BlogHoster PreviewComment.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BlogHoster 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 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.

This issue affects version 2.2; other versions may also be vulnerable.

BlogHoster PreviewComment.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

BlogHoster PreviewComment.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any official 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].

BlogHoster PreviewComment.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• BlogHoster Homepage (BlogHoster)