Joomla! Letterman Subscriber Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

vendor:

Letterman Subscriber module

by:

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: Letterman Subscriber module

Affected Version From: 1.2.4-RC1

Affected Version To:

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

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Joomla! Letterman Subscriber Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Joomla! Letterman Subscriber module 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.

Mitigation:

Update to the latest version of Joomla! Letterman Subscriber module.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24479/info

The Joomla! Letterman Subscriber module 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.

Joomla! Letterman Subscriber 1.2.4-RC1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/index.php?option=com_letterman&task=view&id=1&Itemid=1"><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>