XOOPS 2.0.18 - '/modules/system/admin.php?fct' Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Ciph3r
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2008-07-21 
date_updated: 2014-03-07 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2008-3295;OSVDB-47165 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30330/info

XOOPS is prone to a local file-include vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit the local file-include vulnerability using directory-traversal strings to view local files within the context of the webserver process. Information harvested may aid in further attacks.

The attacker may leverage the cross-site scripting issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

XOOPS 2.0.18.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/scripts_path/modules/system/admin.php?fct="><script>alert("xss")</script>