phpstats0.1-xss.txt

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http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0125-phpstats.html  
  
  
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in phpstats 0.1_alpha, CVE-2008-0125  
  
References  
  
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0125  
http://www.michael-wagner.de/software/phpstats/  
  
Description  
  
phpstats is a tool creating statistic information about a file tree. Note that   
the name is ambigious, there's more than one tool called phpstats.  
The application is vulnerable to simple Cross Site Scripting, which can be   
used to steal authentication information from other webapps if they're   
installed on the same hostname.  
  
Example  
  
Assuming phpstats is installed on http://localhost/phpstats/, one can inject   
JavaScript with:  
  
http://localhost/phpstats/phpstats.php?baseDir=<script>alert(1)</script>&mode=run  
  
Workaround/Fix  
  
Don't use phpstats on a hostname where other web applications are installed.  
Vendor has not replied and not fixed the issue yet.  
  
Disclosure Timeline  
  
2008-02-13 Vendor contacted  
2008-03-17 Published advisory  
  
CVE Information  
  
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name   
CVE-2008-0125 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE   
list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problems.  
  
Credits and copyright  
  
This vulnerability was discovered by Hanno Boeck of schokokeks.org webhosting.   
It's licensed under the creative commons attribution license.  
  
Hanno Boeck, 2008-03-17, http://www.hboeck.de  
  
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Hanno Böck Blog: http://www.hboeck.de/  
GPG: 3DBD3B20 Jabber/Mail: [email protected]  
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