UBBThreads Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18152
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 29 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	May 31 2006 05:52PM
Credit:	splices is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.5.3 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.5.2 Beta2 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.5.2 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.5.1 .1 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.5.1 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.5 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.2.3 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.0 UBBCentral UBB.threads 5.0 UBBCentral UBB.threads 6.3
Not Vulnerable:

UBBThreads Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

UBBThreads 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 execute 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.

UBBThreads Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited through a web client.

An example URI has been provided:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/ubbthreads-5.x-6.x-xss.txt

UBBThreads Index.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]

UBBThreads Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• UBBThreads 5.x,6.x Multiple File Inclusion Vulnerabilities. (Mustafa Can Bjorn)
  
• UBBThreads Product Page (Infopop)
  
• Advisory: UBBThreads 5.x,6.x Multiple File Inclusion Vulnerabilities. (Mustafa Can Bjorn IPEKCI )