ExpressionEngine 1.2.1 - HTTP Response Splitting / Cross-Site Scripting

Author: MustLive
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 0
date_added: 2008-01-03
date_updated: 2014-01-17
verified: 1
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27128/info

ExpressionEngine is prone to an HTTP-response-splitting vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, and influence how web content is served, cached, or interpreted. This could aid in various attacks that try to entice client users into a false sense of trust.

ExpressionEngine 1.2.1 is vulnerable to these issues; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/index.php?URL=%0AContent-Type:html%0A%0A%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E