IP.Board And IP.Nexus Arbitrary File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:67164

Info

IP.Board And IP.Nexus Arbitrary File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 67164
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-3149
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 24 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 03 2014 12:14AM
Credit: sijad and Christian Schneider
Vulnerable: Invision Power Services Invision Power Board 3.3.1
Invision Power Services Invision Power Board 3.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IP.Board And IP.Nexus Arbitrary File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

IP.Board and IP.Nexus are prone to an arbitrary file-include vulnerability and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, and open or run arbitrary files in the context of the web server process.

Exploit / POC

IP.Board And IP.Nexus Arbitrary File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues through a browser. To exploit a cross-site scripting issue, attackers must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

IP.Board And IP.Nexus Arbitrary File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

IP.Board And IP.Nexus Arbitrary File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

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