NewsPortal 'post.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	46961
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 21 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 21 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	kurdish hackers team
Vulnerable:	Florian Amrhein NewsPortal 0.37
Not Vulnerable:

NewsPortal 'post.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

NewsPortal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

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 can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

NewsPortal 0.37 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

NewsPortal 'post.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/post.php?newsgroups=<script>alert(28)</script>

NewsPortal 'post.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• NewsPortal Home Page (Florian Amrhein)