SmE GB Host and SmE Blog Host BBcode cross-site scripting

sme-bbcode-xss (24543)

Medium Risk

Description:

SmE GB Host and SmE Blog Host are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using BBcode URL tags 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.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	2.8
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	2.7
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.

References:

• eVuln Advisory EV0065: Scriptme products BBCode 'url' XSS Vulnerability.
• SmE Blog Host Web site: SmE Blog Host.
• SmE GB Host Website: SmE GB Host.
• BID-16585: Multiple Scriptme Applications BBCode URL Tag Script Injection Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-0661: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Scriptme SmE GB Host 1.21 and SmE Blog Host allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the BBcode url tag.
• SA18786: SmE GB Host / Blog Host "url" BBcode Script Insertion
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-0504: SmE GB Host and Blog Host url BBcode Script Insertion Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

• scriptme SmE Blog Host
• scriptme SmE GB Host 1.21

Reported:

Feb 06, 2006

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