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phpMyFAQ Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31845
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Release Date:
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2008-09-11
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Last Update:
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2008-09-16
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Popularity:
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1,698 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | phpMyFAQ 2.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in phpMyFAQ, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input containing the "/" character as replacement for a space character is not properly sanitised and can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session.
Successful exploitation requires that the victim's browser handles "/" as space characters.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.0.8.
Solution:
Update to version 2.0.8.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Alexios Fakos
Changelog:
2008-09-16: Added link to n.runs.
Original Advisory:
phpMyFAQ:
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2008-09-11.php
oCERT:
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-012.html
n.runs:
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisor...ter_evasion_in_various_frameworks.php
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