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boastMachine
by:
Unknown
5.5
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
79
CWE
Product Name: boastMachine
Affected Version From: 3.1
Affected Version To: 3.1
Patch Exists: NO
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Platforms Tested:
2010

Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in boastMachine

The boastMachine application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary script code in the affected site, potentially allowing them to steal authentication credentials and launch further attacks.

Mitigation:

It is recommended to sanitize all user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content. Implementing proper input validation and output encoding can help prevent XSS attacks.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40623/info

boastMachine is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

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 can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

boastMachine 3.1 is vulnerable; other versions may be affected. 

http://www.example.com/?action=search&title=item&blog=1&key=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E