W-Agora 4.2.1 - 'search.php?bn' Cross-Site Scripting

EDB-ID:

34906


Author:

MustLive

Type:

webapps


Platform:

PHP

Date:

2010-10-22


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44370/info
 
w-Agora is prone to a local file-include vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
 
An attacker can exploit the local file-include vulnerability using directory-traversal strings to view and execute local files within the context of the webserver process. Information harvested may aid in further attacks.
 
The attacker may leverage the cross-site scripting issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
 
w-Agora 4.2.1 and prior are vulnerable. 

http://www.example.com/news/search.php3?bn=[xss]