Family Connections Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

by Carol~ Moderator - 3/27/12 6:56 AM

In Reply to: VULNERABILITIES / FIXES - March 27, 2012 by Carol~ Moderator

Release Date : 2012-03-27

Criticality level : Less critical
Impact : Cross Site Scripting
Where : From remote
Solution Status : Unpatched

Software: Family Connections 2.x

Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Family Connections, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "uid" parameter in gallery/index.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.9. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Ahmed Elhady Mohamed

Original Advisory:
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18667/

http://secunia.com/advisories/48569/