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HSC Research Group -
Advisories
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Written by Hackers Center
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Friday, 19 January 2007 00:25 |
 MyShoutBox Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
A Shoutbox is a new interaction possiblity for visitors to your site! With a Shoutbox, site visitors develop a durable, personal relationship with your homepage. Customer relations is indispensable for today"s websites.
Hackers Center Security Group (http://www.hackerscenter.com)
Credit: Doz
Risk: Low
vendor: http://www.myshoutbox.com/
Class: Cross-Site Scripting
Remote: Yes
Version: Current ShoutBox
Exploit: An attacker can exploit these issues via a web client.
An attacker may leverage this issue 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 like shoutbox defacement. The XSS lies in the Shoutbox Form. Proper filtering is needed to secure the application.
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