PMachine ExpressionEngine 1.4.1 - HTTP Referrer HTML Injection

Author: Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2006-01-25
date_updated: 2013-07-27
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2006-0461;OSVDB-22724
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aliases: 
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application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16377/info

ExpressionEngine is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input to HTTP 'Referer' header before using it in dynamically generated content.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would execute in the context of the affected site, potentially allowing an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.

GET /path/index.php HTTP/1.0
Host: host
Referer: http://<XSS>.com/;