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WebGUI Form Module Script Insertion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA18372
Release Date: 2006-01-10
Last Update: 2006-08-04
Popularity: 4,490 views

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

Software:WebGUI 6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0165


Description:
Hans Wolters has reported a vulnerability in WebGUI, which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.

Input passed to certain fields (e.g. name) in the data forms isn't sanitised before being stored. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary Javascript code in a user's browser session in context of an affected website when a malicious form is viewed.

Solution:
Update to version 6.8.4.
http://www.plainblack.com/getwebgui

Provided and/or discovered by:
Hans Wolters

Changelog:
2006-08-04: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showno...?release_id=384153&group_id=51417
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index....71&group_id=51417&atid=463213


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