Mephisto Blog Search Function Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	23141
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 26 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 26 2007 10:03PM
Credit:	The[Boss] is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Mephisto Mephisto 0.7.3
Not Vulnerable:

Mephisto Blog Search Function Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Mephisto Blog 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. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mephisto Blog version 0.7.3 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Mephisto Blog Search Function Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Sample exploits have been provided:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/23141.html
• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/23141-1.html

Mephisto Blog Search Function 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].

Mephisto Blog Search Function Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Mephisto Blog Web Page (Mephisto Blog)