XennoBB Messages.PHP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:18652

CVE-2006-3241 |

Info

XennoBB Messages.PHP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 18652
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 26 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 30 2006 04:59PM
Credit: r0t is credited with discovering this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: XennoBB XennoBB 1.0.5
Not Vulnerable: XennoBB XennoBB 1.0.6

Discussion

XennoBB Messages.PHP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

XennoBB is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize input before displaying it to users of the application.

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.

Exploit / POC

XennoBB Messages.PHP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing a user into following a malicious link.

Solution / Fix

XennoBB Messages.PHP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 1.0.6 to address this issue.


XennoBB XennoBB 1.0.5

References

XennoBB Messages.PHP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

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