GNU GNATS Gnatsweb.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
TITLE: GNU GNATS Gnatsweb.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
CLASS: Input Validation Error
CVE:
REMOTE: Yes
LOCAL: No
PUBLISHED: May 21 2007 12:00AM
UPDATE: May 22 2007 06:47PM
CREDIT: r0t is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
VULNERABLE:
GNU Gnatsweb 4.0NOT VULNERABLE:
GNU GNATS 4.1.99
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Discussion
GNATS is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
This issue affects GNATS 4.1.99 and Gnatsweb 4.0; other versions may also be vulnerable.
Exploit
An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
Solution
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:vuldb@securityfocus.com.
References
References:
- Gnats Homepage (GNU)
- GNATS XSS vuln (r0t)