phpBB viewtopic.php cross-site scripting
| phpbb-viewtopic-script-xss (10653) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within a URL request to the viewtopic.php script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, 2002-11-18 12:33:41: XSS bug in phpBB .
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jun 21 2003 - 05:07:12 CDT: XSS Exploit In phpBB viewtopic.php.
- phpBB Web site: phpBB:: Creating Communities.
- phpSecure.org Web site: phpSecure.org - Welcome !.
- BID-6195: PHPBB2 ViewTopic.PHP Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1894: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the highlight parameter.
- CVE-2003-0484: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in viewtopic.php for phpBB allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via the topic_id parameter.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB phpBB 2.0.3
Reported:
Nov 18, 2002
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