Invision Power Board hexadecimal-encoded cross-site scripting
| ipb-hexadecimal-xss (27701) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Invision Power Board is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted POST request containing hexadecimal-encoded HTML 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:
- Invision Power, Invision Power Board 2.1.6 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Invision Power Board (2.1.6 2006-06-19 or later), available from the Invision Power Board Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Invision Power Services Web site, Invision Power Services: Invision Blog at http://www.invisionpower.com/ip.dynamic/products/blog/index.html.
- BID-18571: Invision Power Board Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- BID-18776: Invision Power Board Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3197: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a POST that contains hexidecimal-encoded HTML.
- OSVDB ID: 26747: Invision Power Board POST Request Hexadecimal HTML XSS
- SA20772: Invision Power Board Hexadecimal HTML Entities Script Insertion
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2481: Invision Power Board Hexadecimal HTML Entities Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 20, 2006
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