Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cpaint2.inc.php in the CPAINT library before 2.0.3, as used in multiple scripts, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cpaint_response_type parameter, which is displayed in a resulting error message, as demonstrated using a hex-encoded IFRAME tag.
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
- CPAINT 1.3/2.0.2 - 'TYPE.php' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-27173 · webapps · Feb 8, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1015608 vdb-entry
- 20060210 CPAINT AJAX Library Cross Site Scripting mailing-list
- 18765 third-party-advisory
- cpaint-response-type-xss(24594) vdb-entry
- 16559 vdb-entry
- http://cpaint.booleansystems.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=98
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00097-02092006
- ADV-2006-0487 vdb-entry