TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone 'questiondetail.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	42480
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-4858
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 10 2009 12:00AM
Credit:	Moudi
Vulnerable:	TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone 0
Not Vulnerable:

TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone 'questiondetail.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone 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 let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone 'questiondetail.php' 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:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/42480.txt

TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone 'questiondetail.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].

TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone 'questiondetail.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Yahoo Answers Clone Homepage (TurnkeyForms)