Xoops NewList.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:20927

Info

Xoops NewList.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 20927
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 06 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 13 2006 10:21PM
Credit: CvIr.System <CvIr.System[at]gmail.com> is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Xoops Xoops 1.0
SmartFactory WF-Downloads 2.0.5
SmartFactory WF-Downloads 2.05b
Not Vulnerable: SmartFactory WF-Downloads 3.1

Discussion

Xoops NewList.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Xoops is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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.

Version 1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Xoops NewList.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/modules/wfdownloads/newlist.php?newdownloadshowdays=[XSS]

Solution / Fix

Xoops NewList.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 3.1 to address this issue; please see the reference section for details.


SmartFactory WF-Downloads 2.05b

SmartFactory WF-Downloads 2.0.5

References

Xoops NewList.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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