WhoDomLite 'wholite.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	31436
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-4737
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 27 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:23PM
Credit:	Ghost Hacker
Vulnerable:	Mark Lovick WhoDomLite 1.1.3
Not Vulnerable:

WhoDomLite 'wholite.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

WhoDomLite 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

WhoDomLite 1.1.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WhoDomLite 'wholite.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker entices an unsuspecting user into following a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/wholite.cgi?dom= xss_code &tld=com&action=search

WhoDomLite 'wholite.cgi' 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].

WhoDomLite 'wholite.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• WhoDomLite Homepage (Centrehost)