SB2015082005 - Cross-site scripting in phpIPAM
Published: August 20, 2015 Updated: March 7, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6529)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in phpipam 1.1.010 when processing the (1) section parameter to site/error.php or (2) ip parameter to site/tools/searchResults.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.