webSPELL 'whoisonline.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27517
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-0574
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 30 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit:	NBBN is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	webSPELL webSPELL 4.1.2
Not Vulnerable:

webSPELL 'whoisonline.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

webSPELL 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.

webSPELL 4.01.02 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

webSPELL 'whoisonline.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/path/index.php?site=whoisonline&sort=">[xss code]

webSPELL 'whoisonline.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: [email protected].

webSPELL 'whoisonline.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• webSPELL Homepage (webSPELL)
  
• Webspell 4.01.02 2 Vulnerabilites ([email protected])