Deskpro Faq.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22577
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 15 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 15 2007 09:17PM
Credit:	BLacK ZeRo is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	DeskPro DeskPro 1.1
Not Vulnerable:

Deskpro Faq.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Deskpro 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.

This issue affects version 1.1.0; other versions may also be affected.

Deskpro Faq.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspected victim to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/dp/faq.php?article=[xss]

Deskpro Faq.PHP 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: mailto:[email protected].

Deskpro Faq.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Deskpro Homepage (Deskpro )
  
• XSS in [deskpro.com v1.1.0 ] ([email protected])