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IMP common-footer.inc Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for cross-site scripting vulnerability in IMP common-footer.inc

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to a cross-
site scripting attack.

Description :

According to its version, the remote installation of IMP fails to fully
sanitize user-supplied input when setting the parent frame's page title
by javascript in 'templates/common-footer.inc'. By leveraging this
flaw, a possible hacker may be able to inject arbitrary HTML and script code
into a user's browser to be executed in the context of the affected web
site, thereby resulting in the theft of session cookies and similar
attacks.

See also :

http://lists.horde.org/archives/imp/Week-of-Mon-20050418/041912.html

Solution :

Upgrade to IMP 3.2.8 or later.

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:

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