| VID |
21360 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
CGI |
| Detailed Description |
The vBulletin installed on the remote web server, according to its version number, has 'newreply.php' and 'newthread.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities.
vBulletin is a PHP-based Web forum developed by Jelsoft Enterprises that uses a MySQL database. vBulletin versions 3.0.1 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site scripting vulnerability, caused by a improper filtering of user-supplied input in the 'newreply.php' and 'newthread.php' script. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted URL link to these scripts containing malicious script code, and then could persuade a target user to click it. Once the URL is clicked, the embedded codes would be executed in the victim's Web browser. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
* Note: This check solely relied on the version number of the remote vBulletin to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=7256
* Platforms Affected:
Jelsoft Enterprises Limited, vBulletin 3.0.1 and earlier
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
No upgrade or patch available as of September 2004.
Upgrade to the fixed version of vBulletin, when new fixed version becomes available from the vBulletin Download page at http://www.vbulletin.com/download.php |
| Related URL |
CVE-2004-0620 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
10602 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
16502 (ISS) |
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