MRWhois 'mrwhois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	40579
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 05 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 05 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	indoushka
Vulnerable:	Marek Rozanski MRWhois 2.2 Lite
Not Vulnerable:

MRWhois 'mrwhois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

MRWhois 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.

MRWhois 2.2 Lite is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

MRWhois 'mrwhois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

MRWhois 'mrwhois.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].

MRWhois 'mrwhois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• MRWhois Homepage (Marek Rozanski)