Silva 'fulltext' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	32183
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-5786
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 07 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:21PM
Credit:	Russ McRee, HolisticInfoSec
Vulnerable:	Infrae Silva 2.1 Infrae Silva 2.0 Infrae Silva 1.6
Not Vulnerable:	Infrae Silva 2.1.0.2 Infrae Silva 2.0.12.2 Infrae Silva 1.6.3.2

Silva 'fulltext' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Silva 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.

Silva 'fulltext' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

Silva 'fulltext' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.

Silva 'fulltext' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• HIO-2008-1027 Silva CMS SilvaFind 1.1.3 XSS (Russ McRee, HolisticInfoSec)
  
• Vendor Homepage (Infrae)