DiscusWare Discus Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Discus

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CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: Discus

Affected Version From: Discus Professional 3.10 and Discus Freeware 3.10

Affected Version To:

Patch Exists: NO

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DiscusWare Discus Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

The DiscusWare Discus application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input, leading to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user, potentially stealing authentication credentials and launching further attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to sanitize and validate user input before displaying it on web pages. Additionally, implementing a Content Security Policy (CSP) can help prevent XSS attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16119/info

DiscusWare Discus 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.

Discus Professional 3.10 and Discus Freeware 3.10 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/discus/board-post.cgi?HTTP_REFERER=%3Cscript%3Ealert%281%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&preview=1&message=&username=&passwd=&active_links=1&active_links_a=1