vBShout 'shoutbox' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:52685

CVE-2012-6667 |

Info

vBShout 'shoutbox' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 52685
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 22 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 22 2012 12:00AM
Credit: ToiL
Vulnerable: DragonByte Technologies vBShout 5.2.2
DragonByte Technologies vBShout 6.0.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

vBShout 'shoutbox' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

vBShout is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input.

Attacker-supplied HTML or JavaScript code could run in the context of the affected site, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.

Exploit / POC

vBShout 'shoutbox' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit the issue using a browser.

References

vBShout 'shoutbox' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

References:
  • vBShout (DragonByte Technologies)
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