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Helm Web Hosting Control Panel "txtEmailAddress" Cross-Site Scripting
Secunia Advisory: SA18492
Release Date: 2006-01-16
Last Update: 2006-03-29
Popularity: 5,370 views

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

Software:Helm Web Hosting Control Panel 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0211


Description:
M.Neset KABAKLI has reported a vulnerability in Helm Web Hosting Control Panel, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "txtEmailAddress" parameter in forgotPassword.asp isn't 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.

Example:
http://[host]/forgotPassword.asp?txtEmailAddress=[code]

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.2.8. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.2.10.

Provided and/or discovered by:
M.Neset KABAKLI, Wakiza Software Technologies.

Changelog:
2006-03-27: Updated "Solution" section.
2006-03-29: Added CVE reference.


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