LifeType 'admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	29017
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-2178
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 02 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:29PM
Credit:	IRCRASH
Vulnerable:	LifeType LifeType 1.2.7
Not Vulnerable:	LifeType LifeType 1.2.8

LifeType 'admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

LifeType is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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 let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

LifeType 1.2.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

LifeType 'admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to view a malicious webpage.

LifeType 'admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released LifeType 1.2.8 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


LifeType LifeType 1.2.7

• LifeType lifetype-1.2.8.tar.gz
  http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/lifetype/lifetype-1.2.8.tar.gz

LifeType 'admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• LifeType Home Page (LifeType)
  
• Lifetype 1.2.7 XSS Vulnerability ([email protected])
  
• Re: Lifetype 1.2.7 XSS Vulnerability ([email protected])