Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user.cgi in Gossamer Threads Links SQL 2.x and 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Gossamer Threads Links 2.x - 'User.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-25594 · webapps · May 4, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 15253 third-party-advisory
- 1013891 vdb-entry
- 16189 vdb-entry
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/forum/Gossamer_Links_3.0.1_Released_P280986/
- links-usercgi-addcgi-xss(20415) vdb-entry
- http://gossamer-threads.com/perl/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=281029%3B
- 13484 vdb-entry
- 20050504 Gossamer Threads Links SQL login XSS Vulnerability mailing-list