Unclassified NewsBoard Description field cross-site scripting
| unclassified-newsboard-xss (22172) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Unclassified NewsBoard is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the Description field containing embedded code which, once the link is clicked, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- NewsBoard, Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Unclassified NewsBoard (1.63 or later), available from the Unclassified NewsBoard Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List: Mon Sep 05 2005 - 11:28:36 CDT, UNB 1.5.3 cross site scripting at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0051.html.
- Unclassified NewsBoard Web site, Unclassified NewsBoard Forum at http://newsboard.unclassified.de/.
- BID-14748: Unclassified NewsBoard Description Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2855: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
- OSVDB ID: 19239: Unclassified NewsBoard Description Field XSS
- SA16726: Unclassified NewsBoard "Description" Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1665: Unclassified NewsBoard Description Cross Site Scripting Issue
Reported:
Sep 07, 2005
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