Invision Power Board admin.php phpinfo cross-site scripting
| ipb-admin-phpinfo-xss (27069) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Invision Power Board is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the admin.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'phpinfo' 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 February 6, 2010.
References:
- Bugtraq Mailing List, Fri Jun 09 2006 - 16:02:58 CDT : Invision Power Board XSS.
- Invision Power Services Web site: Invision Power Services : Power Board : Powerful community software.
- BID-18450: Invision Power Board Admin.PHP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-7064: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forum/admin.php for Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML as the administrator via the phpinfo parameter.
Platforms Affected:
- Invision Power Invision Power Board 2.1.6
Reported:
Jun 09, 2006
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