Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Hackish

vendor:

Hackish

by:

Unknown

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: Hackish

Affected Version From: Hackish BETA 1.1

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: CVE-2007-3361

CPE: a:hackish:hackish:beta_1.1

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2007

Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Hackish

Hackish is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content. 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:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to sanitize user input before using it in dynamically generated content.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26167/info

Hackish is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

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.

Hackish BETA 1.1 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/hackish/shoutbox/blocco.php?go_shout=Matrix86%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3Chtml%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie);%3C/script%3E%3C/html%3E