Joomla! Component ProofReader 1.0 RC9 - Cross-Site Scripting

EDB-ID:

33377


Author:

MustLive

Type:

webapps


Platform:

PHP

Date:

2009-11-16


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37145/info

The Joomla! ProofReader component 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.

The issue affects ProofReader 1.0 RC9 and prior. 

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/1";alert(document.cookie);//
http://www.example.com/page?";alert(document.cookie);//