Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Sphider 1.3.4, when the search suggestion feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2506.
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
- Sphider 1.3.4 - 'query' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31751 · webapps · May 6, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- sphider-query-xss(42240) vdb-entry
- http://users.own-hero.net/~decoder/advisories/sphider134-xss.txt
- 4629 third-party-advisory
- 30082 third-party-advisory
- 29074 vdb-entry
- 20080506 Sphider 1.3.4 Cross Site Scripting mailing-list