Calendar Express Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22578
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 15 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 15 2007 09:17PM
Credit:	bl4ck is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Calendar Express Calendar Express 2
Not Vulnerable:

Calendar Express Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Calendar Express 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.

Calendar Express Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

An example URI has been provided:


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

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/22576.html

Calendar Express Search.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].

Calendar Express Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Calendar Express Web Site (Calendar Express)
  
• XSS in [Calendar Express 2 ] ([email protected])