Invision Power Board 'searchText' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:52740
Info
Invision Power Board 'searchText' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 52740 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Mar 28 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Mar 28 2012 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Sony, Flexxpoint |
| Vulnerable: |
Invision Power Services Invision Power Board 4.2.1 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Invision Power Board 'searchText' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Invision Power Board is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Invision Power Board 4.2.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Invision Power Board is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Invision Power Board 4.2.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
Invision Power Board 'searchText' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/index.php?s=blablabla&&app=gallery&module=ajax&section=albumSelector&do=albumSelectorPane&secure_key=blalblabla&type=upload&albums=search&moderate=&album_id=1593&member_id=&searchType=member&searchMatch=is&searchIsGlobal=0&searchSort=date&searchDir=desc&searchText=%27%22--%3E%3C%2Fstyle%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%280x000252%29%3C%2Fscript%3E
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/index.php?s=blablabla&&app=gallery&module=ajax&section=albumSelector&do=albumSelectorPane&secure_key=blalblabla&type=upload&albums=search&moderate=&album_id=1593&member_id=&searchType=member&searchMatch=is&searchIsGlobal=0&searchSort=date&searchDir=desc&searchText=%27%22--%3E%3C%2Fstyle%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%280x000252%29%3C%2Fscript%3E
Solution / Fix
Invision Power Board 'searchText' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
Invision Power Board 'searchText' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Invision Power Board Home Page (Invision Power Services)