Concrete5 Contact Form Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	30470
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 31 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 31 2008 09:57PM
Credit:	Julian Rodriguez
Vulnerable:	concrete5 concrete5 5.0.0b2
Not Vulnerable:

Concrete5 Contact Form Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Concrete5 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.

Concrete5 5.0.0b2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Concrete5 Contact Form Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

Concrete5 Contact Form Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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].

Concrete5 Contact Form Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Concrete5 Homepage (concrete5)