Nasim Guest Book 'page' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	42503
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-4869
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 10 2009 12:00AM
Credit:	Moudi
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Nasim Guest Book 'page' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Nasim Guest Book 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.

Nasim Guest Book version 1.2.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Nasim Guest Book 'page' Parameter 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/42503.txt

Nasim Guest Book 'page' Parameter 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].

Nasim Guest Book 'page' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Nasim Guest Book Homepage (Hitronsoft)