PhpWebSite contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities

Overview

PhpWebSite contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users’ web browser.

Description

PhpWebSite is an open-source web content management system. Certain PhpWebSite modules fail to properly filter URLs for malicious content. This may allow scripting code to be inserted into a URL and then executed within the users’ web browser. The following PhpWebSite modules contain this vulnerability:

* Calendar
* Fatcat
* Pagemaster
* Site Search
* Comments

In addition, error pages generated by PhpWebSite are reported to be vulnerable.

Impact

An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code in a guest or logged-in users’ web browser with the privileges of that user.

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Solution

Apply a Patch

PhpWebsite has released a patch to address this issue available at: http://www.phpwebsite.appstate.edu/downloads/security/phpwebsite-core-security-patch.tar.gz.

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Vendor Information

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Updated: October 19, 2004

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Appalachian State University has released a patch to address this issue available at: http://www.phpwebsite.appstate.edu/downloads/security/phpwebsite-core-security-patch.tar.gz.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23664422 Feedback>).

CVSS Metrics

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References

• http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00048-08312004
• <http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1011120.html&gt;
• <http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/332561&gt;
• http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=106062021711496&w=2
• <http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=9445&gt;
• <http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=3842&gt;
• <http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=3846&gt;
• <http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=3845&gt;
• <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0736&gt;
• [http://www.phpwebsite.appstate.edu/index.php?module=announce&amp;ANN_user_op=view&amp;ANN_id=822 ](<http://www.phpwebsite.appstate.edu/index.php?module=announce&ANN_user_op=view&ANN_id=822 >)

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was publicly reported by GulfTech Security.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2003-0736
Severity Metric:	0.60 Date Public: