YaBBSE Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19460
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 10 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 14 2006 10:05PM
Credit:	OUTLAW is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable:	YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5.5 b YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5.5 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5.4 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5.3 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5.2 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5.1 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5 .1 RC1 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.5 .0 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.4.1 YaBB SE YaBB SE 1.1.3 YaBB SE YaBB SE 0.8 YaBB SE Simple Machines SMF 1.0 b
Not Vulnerable:

YaBBSE Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A cross-site scripting vulnerability affects YaBBSE because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before including it in dynamically generated web content.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in the browser of an unsuspecting user. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

YaBBSE Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

A sample URI has been provided:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/yabb-index.php-xss.txt

YaBBSE 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 if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

YaBBSE Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• YaBB Homepage (YaBB)
  
• Yabb XSS ([email protected])