GenPortal 'buscarCat.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	30957
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 01 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 02 2008 11:05PM
Credit:	sl4xUz
Vulnerable:	GenPortal GenPortal 0
Not Vulnerable:

GenPortal 'buscarCat.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

GenPortal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

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.

GenPortal 'buscarCat.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers must entice an unsuspecting victim into visiting a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/path/buscarCat.php?palBuscar=[XSS]

GenPortal 'buscarCat.php' 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].

GenPortal 'buscarCat.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• GenPortal Homepage (GenPortal)