DevBB Member.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	17703
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 26 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 26 2006 10:01PM
Credit:	Qex is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	MyBB DevBB 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

DevBB Member.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

DevBB is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code executed 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.

DevBB Member.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited through a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/DevBB-1.0.0-xss.txt

DevBB Member.PHP 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]:[email protected]

DevBB Member.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• DevBB (MyBB)
  
• DevBB <= 1.0.0 XSS (Qex)