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PowerPortal Search Box Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10172
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Release Date:
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2003-11-10
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Last Update:
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2006-01-25
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Popularity:
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6,146 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | PowerPortal 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0358
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Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in PowerPortal, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due to missing validation of input supplied when performing searches. This can be exploited by including arbitrary HTML or script code, which will cause it to be executed in a user's browser session when the search results are returned.
Examples:
http://[victim]/modules/content/search.php?func=results&search=[code]
http://[victim]/modules/content/search.php?search=[code]&func=results
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.1b. Other versions may also affected.
Solution:
Filter malicious input in a HTTP proxy or firewall with URL filtering capabilities.
Edit the source code to ensure that user input is properly validated before being used.
Provided and/or discovered by:
David Sopas Ferreira, systemsecure.org.
Additional information provided by Night_Warrior.
Changelog:
2006-01-18: Added examples provided by Night_Warrior. Updated "Description" section.
2006-01-25: Added CVE reference.
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