Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board CVE-2014-8870 Arbitrary URI Redirection Vulnerability

BID:71998

Info

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board CVE-2014-8870 Arbitrary URI Redirection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71998
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8870
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 CVE-2014-8870 Arbitrary URI Redirection Vulnerability

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board is prone to an arbitrary URI-redirection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Successful exploits may redirect a user to a potentially malicious site, which may aid in phishing attacks.

Exploit / POC

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board CVE-2014-8870 Arbitrary URI Redirection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Tapatalk for WoltLab Burning Board CVE-2014-8870 Arbitrary URI Redirection Vulnerability

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

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