Ikonboard X-Forwarded-For: Proxy Header Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:6343

Info

Ikonboard X-Forwarded-For: Proxy Header Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6343
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 09 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 09 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to 3APA3A <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Ikonboard.com ikonboard 3.1.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ikonboard X-Forwarded-For: Proxy Header Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

Ikonboard is prone to HTML injection attacks via X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header fields for proxies. When Ikonboard is accessed via a proxy, it will log the user's IP address as the address that appears in the X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header field. HTML will not be sanitized when this information in the HTTP header field is logged. When an administrator views the logged IP address, script code supplied via a malicious X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header field will be executed in the web client of the administrator.

While the data in the header field is limited to 16 characters, it may be possible to embed malicious script code or HTML over multiple requests.

This issue was reported in Ikonboard 3.1.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Ikonboard X-Forwarded-For: Proxy Header Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

No exploit code is required.

Solution / Fix

Ikonboard X-Forwarded-For: Proxy Header Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we 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]>.

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Ikonboard X-Forwarded-For: Proxy Header Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

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