PHP Pro Publish "catname" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting
Secunia Advisory: SA20444
Release Date: 2006-06-05
Last Update: 2006-06-08
Popularity: 4,656 views

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

Software:PHP Pro Publish 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2876
CVE-2006-2821


Description:
Soot has reported a vulnerability in PHP Pro Publish, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "catname" parameter in cat.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to users. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of a vulnerable site.

Example:
http://[host]/propublish/cat.php?catname=[code]

The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.0. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Soot, Shabgard Security Team.

Changelog:
2006-06-08: Added CVE reference.
2006-06-08: Added CVE reference.


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