tinyBB forgot.php cross-site scripting
| tinybb-forgot-xss (26829) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
tinyBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the forgot.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'q' 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun May 28 2006 - 08:57:23 CDT : Advisory: tinyBB <= 0.3 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities..
- Epic Designs Web site: tinyBB.
- NukedX's official Web site: tinyBB <= 0.3 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities.
- BID-18147: tinyBB Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2741: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Epicdesigns tinyBB 0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter in forgot.php, which is echoed in an error message, and other unspecified vectors.
- SECTRACK ID: 1016172: tinyBB Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Platforms Affected:
- Epic Designs tinyBB 0.3
Reported:
May 27, 2006
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