#VU43391 Cross-site scripting in phpMyFAQ - CVE-2010-4821
Published: October 23, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43391
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4821
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
phpMyFAQ
phpMyFAQ
Software vendor:
phpMyFAQ Team
phpMyFAQ Team
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in phpMyFAQ before 2.6.9 when processing PATH_INFO to index.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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/1009-exploits/phpmyfaq268-xss.txt
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2010/Sep/207
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41625
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/7
- http://www.osvdb.org/68268
- http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2010-09-28.php
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62092