kloNews 'cat.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:39987
Info
kloNews 'cat.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 39987 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2010-1112 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jan 20 2010 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jan 20 2010 12:00AM |
| Credit: | cr4wl3r |
| Vulnerable: |
Tristan Barczyk kloNews 2.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
kloNews 'cat.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
kloNews 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.
kloNews 2.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
kloNews 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.
kloNews 2.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
kloNews 'cat.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
Solution / Fix
kloNews 'cat.php' 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].
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].
References
kloNews 'cat.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- kloNews Download Page (Tristan Barczyk)