osCmax 'articles.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	40998
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 21 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 21 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	High-Tech Bridge SA
Vulnerable:	osCMax osCMax 2.0.25 osCMax osCMax 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

osCmax 'articles.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

osCmax 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.

osCMax 2.0.25 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

osCmax 'articles.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a malicious page.

The following proof of concept is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/40998.txt

osCmax 'articles.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].

osCmax 'articles.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• osCMax Homepage (osCMax)
  
• XSS vulnerability in osCmax article manager (High-Tech Bridge SA)