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CMScout Multiple Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19933
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Release Date:
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2006-05-04
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Last Update:
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2006-06-05
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Popularity:
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4,333 views
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Critical:
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Moderately 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: | CMScout 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2188
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Description:
Nomenumbra has discovered some vulnerabilities in CMScout, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.
1) Input passed to the message form field when posting in a forum is not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which is executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when a malicious posting is viewed.
2) Input passed to the message form field when sending a personal message is not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which is executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when a malicious message is viewed.
The vulnerabilities have been confirmed in version 1.10. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to the latest version.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Nomenumbra
Changelog:
2006-05-08: Added CVE reference.
2006-06-05: Updated "Solution" section.
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