Victim-browser script execution via unsanitized g parameter
Published Jan 14, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024
Cross-site scripting in Jcow CMS 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script in a victim's browser via the g parameter. The signup code in includes/libs/member.module.php places $_REQUEST['g'] directly into a hidden input value without sanitization or encoding. A victim must open the crafted signup URL; the script then runs in the site's browser origin and can access page data and act as that user.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Jcow CMS 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script in a victim's browser via the g parameter. The signup code in includes/libs/member.module.php places $_REQUEST['g'] directly into a hidden input value without sanitization or encoding. A victim must open the crafted signup URL; the script then runs in the site's browser origin and can access page data and act as that user.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2011-3202
- Published
- Jan 14, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Vendor
- Jcow
- Product
- Jcow CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 14, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.2
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Public exploit references
- Jcow CMS g-parameter XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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