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phpkb Knowledge Base "searchkeyword" Cross-Site Scripting
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19913
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Release Date:
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2006-05-03
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Last Update:
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2006-05-19
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Popularity:
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4,582 views
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Critical:
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Less 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | phpkb Knowledge Base 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2184
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Description:
d4igoro has reported a vulnerability in phpkb Knowledge Base, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "searchkeyword" parameter in search.php 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.
Solution:
The vulnerability has been fixed by the vendor.
Provided and/or discovered by:
d4igoro
Changelog:
2006-05-08: Added CVE reference.
2006-05-19: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://d4igoro.blogspot.com/2006/05/phpkb-knowledge-base-xss.html
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