phpBB Rlink module rlink.php cross-site scripting
| phpbb-rlink-xss (24410) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the rlink.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the url parameter to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB, phpBB 2.0.19
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- phpBB Web site, phpBB:: Creating Communities at http://www.phpbb.com/.
- BID-16448: phpBB Rlink Module Rlink.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0499: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in rlink.php in Rlink 1.0.0 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 22818: phpBB Rlink Module rlink.php url Variable XSS
- SA18620: phpBB Rlink Module "url" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0390: Rlink Module for phpBB url Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 31, 2006
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