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Comersus Cart comersus_searchItem.asp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for comersus_searchItem.asp cross-site scripting vulnerability in Comersus Cart

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains an ASP script that is prone to cross-
site scripting attacks.

Description :

The version of Comersus Cart installed on the remote host fails to
properly sanitize user input to the 'curPage' parameter of the
'comersus_searchItem.asp' script. A possible hacker can exploit this
vulnerability to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed
in a user's browser within the context of the affected web site when a
user views a malicious link.

See also :

http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2005/04/comersus-asp-shopping-cart-variable.html

Solution :

Upgrade to Comersus Cart version 6.00 or newer.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/A:N/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13125

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