Pligg Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	50571
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-3986
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 13 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 13 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Daiki Fukumori of Cyber Defense Institute, Inc.
Vulnerable:	Pligg Pligg CMS 1.1.5 Pligg Pligg CMS 1.1.4 Pligg Pligg CMS 1.1.3 Pligg Pligg CMS 1.1.2 Pligg Pligg 1.1.1 Pligg Pligg 1.1 Pligg Pligg 1.0.4 Pligg Pligg 1.0.3 Pligg Pligg 1.0.2
Not Vulnerable:	Pligg Pligg CMS 1.2

Pligg Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Pligg is prone to an unspecified 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 launch other attacks.

Pligg prior to 1.2.0 is vulnerable.

Pligg Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Pligg Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Pligg Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Pligg CMS Homepage (Pligg)
  
• JVN#04013920 Pligg vulnerable to cross-site scripting (JVN)
  
• JVNDB-2011-000084 Pligg vulnerable to cross-site scripting (JVNDB)