Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board 'welcome.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:71997

Info

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board 'welcome.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 71997
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8869
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 12 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 12 2015 12:00AM
Credit: RedTeam Pentesting GmbH
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board 'welcome.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board is prone to multiple 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. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board 1.0.0 and prior are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board 'welcome.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/mobiquo/smartbanner/welcome.php?app_kindle_url=");alert('XSS');</script><!--

Solution / Fix

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board 'welcome.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

References

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board 'welcome.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

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