phpBB CVE-2015-1431 CSS Injection Vulnerability

BID:72405

Info

phpBB CVE-2015-1431 CSS Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 72405
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2015-1431
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 02 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:16AM
Credit: James Kettle
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

phpBB CVE-2015-1431 CSS Injection Vulnerability

phpBB is prone to a CSS-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary CSS 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.

Exploit / POC

phpBB CVE-2015-1431 CSS Injection Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

phpBB CVE-2015-1431 CSS Injection Vulnerability

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

References

phpBB CVE-2015-1431 CSS Injection Vulnerability

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