[SA18360] phpChamber "needle" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

TITLE:
phpChamber "needle" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18360

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpChamber
http://secunia.com/product/6761/

DESCRIPTION:
Preddy has reported a vulnerability in phpChamber, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Input passed to the "needle" parameter in "search_result.php" isn't
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.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Preddy, RootShell Security group

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