TimberWolf CMS "nid" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA23494
Release Date: 2006-12-27
Last Update: 2007-01-02
Popularity: 3,864 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:TimberWolf CMS 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6778


Description:
CorryL has discovered a vulnerability in TimberWolf CMS, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "nid" parameter in shownews.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.2.2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

Provided and/or discovered by:
CorryL

Changelog:
2007-01-02: Added CVE reference.


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