MercuryBoard Forum Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:12578
Info
MercuryBoard Forum Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 12578 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Feb 16 2005 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Feb 16 2005 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Lostmon <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this issue. |
| Vulnerable: |
MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.2 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.1 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.0.2 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.0.1 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
MercuryBoard Forum Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
A remote cross-site scripting vulnerability affects the 'forum.php' script of MercuryBoard. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input prior to including it in dynamically generated Web content.
An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user. This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials as well as other attacks.
A remote cross-site scripting vulnerability affects the 'forum.php' script of MercuryBoard. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input prior to including it in dynamically generated Web content.
An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user. This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials as well as other attacks.
Exploit / POC
MercuryBoard Forum Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
No exploit is required to leverage this issue. The following proof of concepts has been provided:
http://www.example.com/index.php?a=forum&f='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E
http://www.example.com/index.php?a=forum&f='><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
No exploit is required to leverage this issue. The following proof of concepts has been provided:
http://www.example.com/index.php?a=forum&f='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E
http://www.example.com/index.php?a=forum&f='><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
Solution / Fix
MercuryBoard Forum Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
References
MercuryBoard Forum Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- MecuryBoard Home Page (MercuryBoard)