Multiple Things CGI Products Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	46638
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-0455
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 02 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 02 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Yuji Tounai, bogus.jp
Vulnerable:	Things CGI BBS Thread 2.0.2 Things CGI BBS 2.0.2
Not Vulnerable:	Things CGI BBS Thread 2.0.3 Things CGI BBS 2.0.3

Multiple Things CGI Products Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Multiple Things CGI products are prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because they fail 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.

Versions prior to BBS 2.0.3 and BBS Thread 2.0.3 are vulnerable.

Multiple Things CGI Products Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Multiple Things CGI Products Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more details.

Multiple Things CGI Products Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• BBS Homepage (Things CGI)
  
• Multiple Things CGI products vulnerable to cross-site scripting (JPCERT/CC and IPA)