Zeroboard "check_user_id.php" script cross-site scripting
| zeroboard-checkuserid-xss (18680) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Zeroboard is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the 'check_user_id.php' script. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in the 'user_id' parameter in a URL request to the 'check_user_id.php' script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site with user privileges, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to obtain a user's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Zeroboard (4.1pl5 or later), available from the Zeroboard Web site. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Dec 23 2004 - 18:38:51 CST: STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041220-16] PHP source injection and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in ZeroBoard.
- Zeroboard Web site: Zeroboard.
- BID-12103: ZeroBoard Multiple Remote Script Injection And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-2738: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in check_user_id.php in ZeroBoard 4.1pl4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user_id parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 12582: ZeroBoard check_user_id.php user_id Variable XSS
- SA13649: Zeroboard Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1012677: Zeroboard Input Validation Holes in out_login.php and write.php Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
Platforms Affected:
- Zeroboard Zeroboard 4.1pl4
Reported:
Dec 24, 2004
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