Vbulletin Member.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18551
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 20 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 11 2006 04:58PM
Credit:	CrAzY.CrAcKeR is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	VBulletin VBulletin 3.5.4 VBulletin VBulletin 3.5.3 VBulletin VBulletin 3.5.2 VBulletin VBulletin 3.5.1 VBulletin VBulletin 3.0.9
Not Vulnerable:

Vbulletin Member.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vbulletin 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.

The vendor disputes this issue stating the vulnerable parameter is properly sanitized before being used.

Vbulletin 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/VBulletinMembersXSSJune202006.html

Vbulletin 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].

The vendor disputes this issue stating the vulnerable parameter if properly sanitized and this is not a vulnerability.

Vbulletin Member.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• vBulletin Web Site (vBulletin)
  
• vBulletin<<--v3.5.X (CrAzY CrAcKeR)