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Knusperleicht Shoutbox shout.php Script Insertion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23526
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Release Date:
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2006-12-27
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Popularity:
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6,003 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Knusperleicht Shoutbox 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6721
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Description:
IMHOT3B has reported a vulnerability in Knusperleicht Shoutbox, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.
Input passed to the "sbNick" parameter in shout.php is not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which is executed in a user's browser session in context of affected site when the malicious data is viewed.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.6. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Upgrade to version 4.4.
Provided and/or discovered by:
IMHOT3B
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