OSVDB ID: 24311

Title: Andy's PHP Knowledgebase (aphpkb) submit_article.php Multiple Parameter XSS

Info

Disclosure

Mar 27, 2006

Discovery

Mar 23, 2006

Dates

Exploit

Mar 27, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

Andy's PHP Knowledgebase (aphpkb) contains a flaw that allows a remote cross site scripting attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate the 'title', 'article', 'author', or 'keywords' variables upon submission to the submit_article.php script, via the POST method. This could allow a user to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between the browser and the server, leading to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.59 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Andy Grayndler

Andy's PHP Knowledgebase (aphpkb)

0.57

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 19554
CVE ID: 2006-1438 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 24310 24312
Vendor URL: http://aphpkb.sourceforge.net/
Other Advisory URL: http://osvdb.org/ref/24/24310-aphpkb.txt

Credit

security curmudgeon - jerichoattrition.org - attrition.org

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/24311