4images "user_name" Parameter Script Insertion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19745
Release Date: 2006-04-21
Last Update: 2006-06-16
Popularity: 6,437 views

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

Software:4images 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2011


Description:
Qex has discovered a vulnerability in 4images, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.

Input passed to the "user_name" parameter in "register.php" isn't properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when the malicious user data is viewed.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.7.2 and has also been reported in version 1.7. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 1.7.2 released 2006-04-25 or later.
http://www.4homepages.de/4images/download.php

Provided and/or discovered by:
Qex

Changelog:
2006-04-26: Added CVE reference.
2006-06-16: Updated "Solution Status" and "Solution" sections.

Original Advisory:
4images:
http://www.4homepages.de/forum/index.php?topic=12720.0


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