WrenSoft Zoom Search Engine 2.0 Build: 1018 - Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Ezhilan
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2003-10-14 
date_updated: 2012-12-09 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2003-1498;OSVDB-2669 
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application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8823/info

WrenSoft Zoom Search Engine is prone to a cross-site scripting issue in the software's search module. A remote attacker may be able to execute HTML or script code in a user's browser.

The problem occurs because the software fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may be able to a construct a malicious link containing HTML or script code that may be rendered in a user's browser upon visiting that link. This attack would occur in the security context of the vulnerable site.

http://www.example.com/search.php?zoom_query=<script>alert("hello")</script><script>alert("hello")</script>