PT-2010-1674 · Matt'S Script Archive · Matt'S Script Archive (Msa) Simple Search

Published 2010-05-10 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-4866

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Matt's Script Archive (MSA) Simple Search version 1.0

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved via the terms parameter in the "search.cgi" script.

Recommendations For Matt's Script Archive (MSA) Simple Search version 1.0, avoid using the terms parameter in the search.cgi script until a fix is available. Consider implementing input validation and sanitization for the terms parameter to prevent arbitrary web script or HTML injection.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4866

Affected Products

Matt'S Script Archive (Msa) Simple Search

References · 5

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.org/0908-exploits/simplesearch-xss.txt · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36178 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4866 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52311 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/56798 · Note