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XOOPS Dictionary Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of an XSS bug in Xoops

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains PHP scripts that are affected by
cross-site scripting flaws.

Description :

The remote version of Xoops is vulnerable to several cross-site
scripting attacks. A possible hacker can exploit it using the 'terme' and
'letter' parameters of the 'search.php' and 'letter.php' scripts
respectively. This can be used to take advantage of the trust between
a client and server permiting the malicious user to execute malicious
JavaScript on the client's machine.

See also :

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109394077209963&w=2

Solution :

Unknown at this time.

Risk factor:

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

Networks Security ID: 11064

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