Joomla! You!Hostit! Template Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	37260
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 04 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 11 2009 04:44PM
Credit:	andresg888
Vulnerable:	Youjoomla You!Hostit! 1.0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Joomla! You!Hostit! Template Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Joomla! You!Hostit! template 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.

You!Hostit! template 1.0.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Joomla! You!Hostit! Template Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/37260.txt

Joomla! You!Hostit! Template 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].

Joomla! You!Hostit! Template Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Joomla! Homepage (Joomla )
  
• You!Hostit! Homepage (Youjoomla)