CVE-2011-3835 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters and headers in Wuzly, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-3835?

CVE-2011-3835 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Wuzly 2.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Referer header to (1) admin/login.php and (2) admin/404.php; the (3) q parameter to search.php; the (4) theme_name parameter to theme_settings.php, (5) extension_name parameter to extension_settings.php, (6) q parameter to search.php, (7) type parameter to comments.php, sort parameter to (8) pages.php and (9) posts.php, and the (10) type and (11) q parameter to media.php in admin/; the sidebar parameter to (12) add_widget.php and (13) widgets.php, id parameter to (14) category_delete.php, (15) comment.php, (16) page_delete.php, and (17) post_delete.php, (18) type parameter to media.php, and (19) id and (20) sidebar parameter to widget_delete.php in mobile/; and the (21) name, (22) email, (23) website, and (24) comment parameters to index.php; and the (25) username parameter to admin/login.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3835?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wuzly Wuzly.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3835?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3835 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2011-3835 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gj36-cq98-vqc6.

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