FrontAccounting Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	44556
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 29 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 29 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Juan Manuel Garcia
Vulnerable:	FrontAccounting FrontAccounting 2.3 RC2
Not Vulnerable:	FrontAccounting FrontAccounting 2.3 RC3

FrontAccounting Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

FrontAccounting is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues 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.

FrontAccounting 2.3RC2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

FrontAccounting Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

FrontAccounting Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

FrontAccounting Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• FrontAccounting Homepage (FrontAccounting)
  
• FrontAccounting Project Page (SourceForge)
  
• Release 2.3 RC3 (FrontAccounting)