MyBB advanced details cross-site scripting
| mybb-advanceddetails-xss (24748) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MyBB (formerly MyBulletinBoard) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by various scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'advanced details' link 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.
Note: The victim must be using a browser that does not URL-encode the request.
*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: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MyBB (1.10 or later), available from the MyBB Web site. See references.
References:
- MyBB Web site: MyBB Website.
- CVE-2006-0770: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in calendar.php in MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL that is not sanitized before being returned as a link in advanced details. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 23264: MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) calendar.php Advanced Details Link XSS
- SA18866: MyBB Advanced Details Link Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0635: MyBB Advanced Details Link Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- MyBB MyBB 1.0.4
Reported:
Feb 17, 2006
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