Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.8.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username parameter to inscription.php, (2) courseCode parameter to main/calendar/myagenda.php, (3) category parameter to main/admin/course_category.php, (4) message parameter to main/admin/session_list.php in a show_message action, and (5) an avatar image to main/auth/profile.php.
Public exploits
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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 3
- Dokeos 1.8.4 - '/main/calendar/myagenda.php?courseCode' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31196 · webapps · Feb 15, 2008 · verified
- Dokeos 1.8.4 - '/main/admin/course_category.php?category' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31197 · webapps · Feb 15, 2008 · verified
- Dokeos 1.8.4 - '/main/admin/session_list.php?cmessage' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31198 · webapps · Feb 15, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 27792 vdb-entry
- 3687 third-party-advisory
- http://projects.dokeos.com/index.php?do=details&task_id=2218
- 20080219 [DSECRG-08-015] Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.8.4 mailing-list
- 1019425 vdb-entry
- 28974 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-0587 vdb-entry