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vendor:
PhpGedView
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: PhpGedView
Affected Version From: 2.61
Affected Version To: 2.61
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: 2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2004

PhpGedView Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

PhpGedView is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Remote attackers may create malicious links to this script that include hostile HTML and script code. If such a link was followed by a victim user, the attacker-supplied code would be rendered in the security context of the site hosting the software. This could be exploited to steal cookie-based authentication credentials. Other attacks are also possible.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied data is properly sanitized.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9369/info

PhpGedView is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Remote attackers may create malicious links to this script that include hostile HTML and script code. If such a link was followed by a victim user, the attacker-supplied code would be rendered in the security context of the site hosting the software.

This could be exploited to steal cookie-based authentication credentials. Other attacks are also possible.

This issue is reported to affect PhpGedView 2.61. Other versions are also likely affected.

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