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HistoryAug 24, 2006 - 12:00 a.m.

[SA21610] PHP iAddressBook Cross-Site Scripting and Script Insertion

2006-08-2400:00:00
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TITLE:
PHP iAddressBook Cross-Site Scripting and Script Insertion

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21610

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21610/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
PHP iAddressbook 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/11678/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in PHP iAddressbook, which
can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
and script insertion attacks.

1) Input to the "q" form field parameter is not properly sanitised
before being used. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML
and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected
site.

2) Input to unspecified parameters when adding a contact and
importing a vCard is not properly sanitised before being used. This
can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which is
executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site
when the malicious data is viewed.

The vulnerabilities have been reported in versions prior to 0.94.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 0.94 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://wacha.ch/wiki/addressbook:changelog


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