DeluxeBB 'tools.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	31136
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 08 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 15 2008 04:30PM
Credit:	Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable:	DeluxeBB DeluxeBB 1.2
Not Vulnerable:

DeluxeBB 'tools.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

DeluxeBB is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application 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 help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

This issue affects DeluxeBB 1.2; other versions may also be vulnerable.

DeluxeBB 'tools.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

DeluxeBB 'tools.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a patch to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


DeluxeBB DeluxeBB 1.2

• DeluxeBB tools.zip
  http://www.deluxebb.com/community/topic.php?sub=attachment&tid=858&pid =3807&filename=tools

DeluxeBB 'tools.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• DeluxeBB Homepage (DeluxeBB)
  
• Second Security Patch for Version 1.2 (DeluxeBB)