phpMyFAQ 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	43560
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2010-4821
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 28 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 25 2012 08:10AM
Credit:	Yam Mesicka
Vulnerable:	phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.8 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.7 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.6 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.5 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.4 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.3 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.2 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.1 phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.0
Not Vulnerable:	phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ 2.6.9

phpMyFAQ 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

phpMyFAQ 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.

Versions prior to phpMyFAQ 2.6.9 are vulnerable.

phpMyFAQ 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/43560.txt

phpMyFAQ 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

phpMyFAQ 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• phpMyFAQ 2.6.x XSS vulnerabilities (phpMyFAQ)
  
• phpMyFAQ Homepage (phpMyFAQ)