Elite-Board search.html cross-site scripting
| eliteboard-search-xss (26675) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Elite-Board (E-Board) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.html script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'search' 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:
- E-Board, Elite-Board 1.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Bugtraq Mailing List, Tue May 23 2006 - 22:09:55 CDT , Bulletin Board Elite-Board v.1.1 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0524.html.
- E-Board Web site, Bulletin board Elite-Board at http://eng.e-board.net.ru/about/.
- BID-18103: Elite-Board Search Page HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2673: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.html in Bulletin Board Elite-Board (E-Board) 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search box.
- SA20289: Elite-Board "search" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1980: Elite-Board search Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
May 23, 2006
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