Podcast Generator 1.3 Cross Site Scripting

`Vulnerability ID: HTB22802  
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_in_podcast_generator.html  
Product: Podcast Generator  
Vendor: Alberto Betella ( http://podcastgen.sourceforge.net/ )   
Vulnerable Version: 1.3  
Vendor Notification: 20 January 2011   
Vulnerability Type: XSS (Cross Site Scripting)  
Risk level: Medium   
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/)   
  
Vulnerability Details:  
User can execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the vulnerable application.  
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/core/themes.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "L_failedopentheme" variable when register_globals is on.  
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a compromise of the application, theft of cookie-based authentication credentials, disclosure or modification of sensitive data.  
  
The following PoC is available:  
  
  
http://[host]/core/themes.php?L_failedopentheme=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22XSS%22%29;%3C/script%3E  
  
  
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