HTB22968: XSS in PHP Directory Listing Script

[advisory () htbridge ch]

Vulnerability ID: HTB22968
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_in_php_directory_listing_script.html
Product: PHP Directory Listing Script
Vendor: http://www.evoluted.net ( http://www.evoluted.net ) 
Vulnerable Version: 3.1
Vendor Notification: 21 April 2011 
Vulnerability Type: XSS (Cross Site Scripting)
Status: Fixed by Vendor
Risk level: Medium 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab ( http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/ ) 

Vulnerability Details:
User can execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/index.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a compromise of the application, theft of cookie-based 
authentication credentials, disclosure or modification of sensitive data.


http://[host]/index.php/%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28123%29;%3C/script%3E

Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version