vBulletin memberlist.php cross-site scripting
| vbulletin-memberlist-xss (10679) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
vBulletin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of HTML script tags from URLs. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within a URL request to the memberlist.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.
Platforms Affected:
- Jelsoft Enterprises, vBulletin 2.2.9 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 21 2002 - 14:34:03 CST , XSS bug in vBulletin at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0276.html.
- BID-6226: VBulletin Memberlist.PHP Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Nov 21, 2002
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