DevWorx BlogWorx 'forum.asp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	37695
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 09 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 09 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Cyber_945
Vulnerable:	DevWorx BlogWorx 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

DevWorx BlogWorx 'forum.asp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

DevWorx BlogWorx 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. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

BlogWorx 1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may be affected as well.

DevWorx BlogWorx 'forum.asp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/openforum/forum.asp?fid=12&ofact=1&ofmsgid=227&ofdisp=[XSS-Vuln]

DevWorx BlogWorx 'forum.asp' 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].

DevWorx BlogWorx 'forum.asp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• BlogWorx Homepage (DevWorx)