OSQA Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	53259
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-1245
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 26 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 26 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Kousuke Ebihara
Vulnerable:	OSQA OSQA 0.9.0
Not Vulnerable:

OSQA Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

OSQA 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.

OSQA 0.9.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

OSQA Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

OSQA Unspecified 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].

OSQA Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• JVN#15503729 OSQA vulnerable to cross-site scripting (Kousuke Ebihara )
  
• OSQA Homepage (OSQA)