mvnForum Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:32605
Info
mvnForum Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 32605 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Dec 03 2008 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Dec 04 2008 09:31PM |
| Credit: | Dau Huy Ngoc |
| Vulnerable: |
mvnForum mvnForum 1.2 GA |
| Not Vulnerable: |
mvnForum mvnForum 1.2.1 GA |
Discussion
mvnForum Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
mvnForum is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.
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.
mvnForum 1.2 GA and prior versions are vulnerable.
mvnForum is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.
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.
mvnForum 1.2 GA and prior versions are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
mvnForum Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.
Solution / Fix
mvnForum Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Solution:
The vendor released updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
The vendor released updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.
References
mvnForum Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- mvnForum Homepage (mvnForum)
- Release Name: 1.2.1-GA (mvnForum)
- Multi security vulnerabilities in mvnForum 1.2 GA (SVRT-Bkis)