| VID |
21671 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
CGI |
| Detailed Description |
The Kayako eSupport software is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the nav parameter. Kayako eSupport is a help desk support system written in PHP. Kayako eSupport 2.x are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input passed to the nav parameter of the index.php script. This vulnerability could permit a remote attacker to create a malicious URI link that includes hostile HTML and script code. If this link were to be followed, the hostile code may be rendered in the web browser of the victim user. This would occur in the security context of the affected web site and may allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials or other attacks.
* References:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13563/
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00056-12182004
* Platforms Affected:
Kayako eSupport 2.x
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
No upgrade or patch available as of August 2005.
Upgrade to a version of Kayako eSupport greater than 2.3.1, when new fixed version becomes available from the Kayako Web Solutions Web site at http://www.kayako.com/?_a=hms |
| Related URL |
CVE-2005-0487 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
12563 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
18571 (ISS) |
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