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Thyme "searchfor" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19909
Release Date: 2006-05-02
Last Update: 2006-09-12
Popularity: 5,112 views

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

Software:Thyme 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2117


Description:
O.U.T.L.A.W has discovered a vulnerability in Thyme, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "searchfor" parameter in the "Search Events" field 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 has been confirmed in version 1.3. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to a version downloaded after 2006-09-11.

Provided and/or discovered by:
O.U.T.L.A.W

Changelog:
2006-05-03: Added CVE reference.
2006-09-12: Updated "Solution" section.


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