WoltLab Burning Board (wBB) Lite formmail.php userid cross-site scripting
| wbb-formmail-userid-xss (18814) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WoltLab Burning Board (wBB) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in the userid parameter in a URL request to the formmail.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:
- WoltLab, WoltLab Burning Board Lite 1.0.0
- WoltLab, WoltLab Burning Board Lite 1.0.1e
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jan 08 2005 - 13:29:57 CST , Security Advisory: Woltlab Burning Board Lite formmail.php XSS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-01/0072.html.
- BID-12199: WoltLab Burning Board Lite Form Mail Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0216: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in formmail.php in Woltlab Burning Board Lite 1.0.0, 1.0.1e, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web sript and HTML via the userid parameter.
- SA13782: WoltLab Burning Board Lite "userid" Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Jan 10, 2005
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