427BB profile.php script cross-site scripting
| 427bb-profile-xss (19546) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
427BB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the search.php, pmshow.php and pm.php scripts. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL to the profile.php script containing malicious code in the user parameter, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is viewed.
Platforms Affected:
- 427BB, 427BB
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of 427BB (2.3 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Feb 28 2005 - 18:37:06 CST , 427BB profile.php XSS vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-03/0018.html.
- SourceForge.net, SourceForge.net: Project Info - 427BB at http://sourceforge.net/projects/fourtwosevenbb/.
- BID-12693: 427BB Multiple Remote HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0629: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in profile.php in 427BB 2.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) user or (2) Avatar parameters.
- SA14434: 427BB "user" Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1013337: 427BB Input Validation Hole in `profile.php` Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Reported:
Mar 02, 2005
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