FCKEditor 'spellchecker.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	54188
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 25 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 25 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Emilio Pinna
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

FCKEditor 'spellchecker.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

FCKEditor is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to 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.



FCKEditor 2.6.7 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

FCKEditor 'spellchecker.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit the issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a specially crafted URL.

The following example URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/54188.txt

FCKEditor 'spellchecker.php' 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 any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

FCKEditor 'spellchecker.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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