XOOPS CVE-2017-7944 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	97978
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-7944
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 18 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	May 02 2017 03:09AM
Credit:	Nguyen Thanh Nguyen
Vulnerable:	Xoops Xoops 2.5.8.1
Not Vulnerable:

XOOPS CVE-2017-7944 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

XOOPS 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.

XOOPS Core 2.5.8.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

XOOPS CVE-2017-7944 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue the attacker needs to entice a user into following a malicious URI.

XOOPS CVE-2017-7944 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].

XOOPS CVE-2017-7944 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• XOOPS Core 2.5.8.1 Install DB Cross-Site Scripting (Nguyen Thanh Nguyen)
  
• Xoops Homepage (Xoops)