Poplar Gedcom Viewer Search Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	28608
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1787
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 04 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:30PM
Credit:	ZoRLu
Vulnerable:	Poplar Gedcom Viewer Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Search Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Poplar Gedcom Viewer is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Search Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URIs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/28608.html

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Search Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Search Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• Project Page (Poplar Gedcom Viewer)