pMachine 1.0/2.x - Search Module Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Lorenzo Hernandez Garcia-Hierro
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2003-06-19  
date_updated: 2012-11-18  
verified: 1  
codes: OSVDB-54724  
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raw file: 22810.txt  
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7981/info

Reportedly, pMachine is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. The vulnerability is present in the search module. The issue presents itself likely due to insufficient sanitization performed on user-supplied data that is passed as the query to the affected module.

An attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim user to follow a malicious link. Attacker-supplied code passed as the keywords URI parameter may execute within the context of the site hosting the vulnerable software when the malicious link is visited.

http://www.example.com/Path_To_pMachine/search/index.php?weblog=name_of_weblog&keywords=<script code>