Red Hat Stronghold Web Server Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	34606
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 20 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 21 2009 08:26PM
Credit:	Xia Shing Zee
Vulnerable:	RedHat Stronghold 2.3
Not Vulnerable:

Red Hat Stronghold Web Server Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Red Hat Stronghold Web Server 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 and to steal cookie-based authentication credentials.

Stronghold 2.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Red Hat Stronghold Web Server Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URIs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/34606.html

Red Hat Stronghold Web Server 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].

Red Hat Stronghold Web Server Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Stronghold Secure Webserver Home Page (RedHat)
  
• Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Stronghold/2.3 Apache/1.2.6 C2NetUS/2007 ([email protected])