PHPGedView 4.1 - 'login.php' Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Joshua Morin
type: webapps
platform: php
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date_added: 2007-08-27 
date_updated: 2013-12-27 
verified: 1 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25458/info

PhpGedView is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks on unsuspecting users in the context of the affected website. As a result, the attacker may be able to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

PhpGedView 4.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/genealogy/login.php?action=login&username=[xss]