Soft64 PHP AjaxWhois 'whois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	41435
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 28 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 28 2009 12:00AM
Credit:	bi0
Vulnerable:	Soft64 PHP AjaxWhois 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Soft64 PHP AjaxWhois 'whois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Soft64 PHP AjaxWhois 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.

PHP AjaxWhois 1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Soft64 PHP AjaxWhois 'whois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can use a browser to exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a malicious page.

Soft64 PHP AjaxWhois 'whois.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].

Soft64 PHP AjaxWhois 'whois.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• PHP AjaxWhois Homepage (Soft64)