TaskFreak! Error.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22537
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-0982
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 13 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 12 2015 07:34PM
Credit:	Spiked is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	TaskFreak! TaskFreak! 0.5.5
Not Vulnerable:	TaskFreak! TaskFreak! 0.5.7

TaskFreak! Error.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

TaskFreak! 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 execute arbitrary script code 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.

TaskFreak! 0.5.5 multiuser edition is reportedly vulnerable; other versions may be affected as well.

TaskFreak! Error.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

http://127.0.0.1/path/search?q=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27bl4ck%27%29%3C%2Fscript%3E

TaskFreak! Error.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• TaskFreak! (Stan Ozier)
  
• TaskFreak! Download Page (TaskFreak!)