MercuryBoard Message Board 'message text' Preview Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:27730
Info
MercuryBoard Message Board 'message text' Preview Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 27730 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2008-0757 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Feb 11 2008 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 07 2015 05:33PM |
| Credit: | The-0utl4w is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability. |
| Vulnerable: |
MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.5 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.4 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.3 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.2 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.1 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.0.2 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.0.1 MercuryBoard Message Board 1.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
MercuryBoard Message Board 'message text' Preview Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
MercuryBoard Message Board is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.
MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
MercuryBoard Message Board is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.
MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
MercuryBoard Message Board 'message text' Preview Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
Solution / Fix
MercuryBoard Message Board 'message text' Preview 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].
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].
References
MercuryBoard Message Board 'message text' Preview Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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