Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Indexu

vendor:

Indexu

by:

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: Indexu

Affected Version From: Indexu 5.3.0 and prior versions

Affected Version To:

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

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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 properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in web pages or database queries. Implementing a web application firewall (WAF) can also help in blocking malicious XSS payloads.

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/tell_friend.php?friend_name=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/tell_friend.php?friend_email=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/tell_friend.php?error_msg=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/tell_friend.php?my_name=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/tell_friend.php?my_email=[XSS]
http://www.example.com/INDEXU_PATH/tell_friend.php?id=[XSS]