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MyShoutBox Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability



A Shoutbox is a new interaction possiblity for visitors to your site! With a 
Shoutbox, site visitors develop a durable, personal relationship with your 
homepage.  Customer relations is indispensable for today's websites.



Hackers Center Security Group (http://www.hackerscenter.com)

Credit: Doz


Risk: Low
vendor: http://www.myshoutbox.com/


Class: Cross-Site Scripting
Remote: Yes


Version: Current ShoutBox
Exploit: An attacker can exploit these issues via a web client.


An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in 
the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This 
may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch 
other attacks like shoutbox defacement. The XSS lies in the Shoutbox Form. 
Proper filtering is needed to secure the application.