Description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in submit.php in OpenFAQ 0.4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q 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
- OpenFAQ 0.4 - 'Validate.php' HTML Injection EDB-27821 · webapps · May 6, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 850 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-1684 vdb-entry
- 25350 vdb-entry
- 20060506 OpenFAQ - HTML injection and XSS (Cross Site Scripting) mailing-list
- openfaq-submit-xss(26286) vdb-entry
- 17860 vdb-entry
- 20018 third-party-advisory