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Crafty Syntax Live Help "department" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Report ID: | SA31340 |
| Source: | Secunia |
| Date of Discovery: | 06.08.2008 |
| Criticality: | Low |
| Affects: | Crafty Syntax Live Help 2.x |
| Compromise From: | From remote |
| Compromise Type: | Cross site scripting |
Summary
A vulnerability in Crafty Syntax Live Help, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Detailed Description
A vulnerability in Crafty Syntax Live Help, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "department" parameter in livehelp_js.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 reported in version 2.14.6. Other versions may also be affected.
Input passed to the "department" parameter in livehelp_js.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 reported in version 2.14.6. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.