VBulletin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:4349

Info

VBulletin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4349
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 21 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 21 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: VBulletin VBulletin 2.2.4
VBulletin VBulletin 2.2.3
VBulletin VBulletin 2.2.2
VBulletin VBulletin 2.2.1
VBulletin VBulletin 2.2 .0
VBulletin VBulletin 2.0 rc 3
VBulletin VBulletin 2.0 rc 2
Not Vulnerable: VBulletin VBulletin 2.2.5

Discussion

VBulletin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

vBulletin is commercial web forum software written in PHP and back-ended by a MySQL database. It will run on most Linux and Unix variants, as well as Microsoft operating systems.

vBulletin does not filter script code from URL parameters. As a result, it is possible for a remote attacker to create a malicious link containing script code which will be executed in the browser of a legitimate user, in the context of the website running vBulletin.

This issue may be exploited to steal cookie-based authentication credentials from legitimate users of the website running the vulnerable software.

Exploit / POC

VBulletin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

VBulletin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has acknowledged this issue and a fix is expected shortly.

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

VBulletin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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