Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Indexu

vendor:

Indexu

by:

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: Indexu

Affected Version From: 5.3.2000

Affected Version To: 5.3.2000

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Indexu

Indexu is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage these issues to have arbitrary script code execute 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:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, it is recommended to sanitize and validate user-supplied input before displaying it on webpages. Implementing a strict input validation mechanism and using output encoding or escaping techniques can help prevent cross-site scripting attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22084/info
    
Indexu is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
    
An attacker may leverage these issues to have arbitrary script code execute 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.
    
Indexu 5.3.0 and prior versions are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/sendmail.php?error_msg=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/sendmail.php?email=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/sendmail.php?name=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/sendmail.php?subject=[XSS]