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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in PHP Directory Listing Script

Advisory ID:HTB22968
Product:PHP Directory Listing Script
Vendor:Evoluted New Media Limited
Vulnerable Versions:3.1 and probably prior
Tested Version:3.1
Advisory Publication:April 21, 2011 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:April 21, 2011
Public Disclosure:May 5, 2011
Latest Update:May 3, 2011
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Risk Level:Medium
CVSSv2 Base Score:4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status:Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in PHP Directory Listing Script which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP Directory Listing Script
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in URL in index.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/index.php/%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28123%29;%3C/script%3E

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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22968 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22968 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in PHP Directory Listing Script
[2] PHP Directory Listing Script - www.evoluted.net – PHP Directory Listing Script allows you to list directories on your HTTP server.
[3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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