DeluxeBB header.php cross-site scripting
| deluxebb-header-xss (27837) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DeluxeBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the header.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the membercookie cookie 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.
*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 DeluxeBB (1.08 or later), available from the DeluxeBB Web site. See References.
References:
- DeluxeBB Web site: Home of the Deluxe Bulletin Board.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Jul 18 2006 - 15:12:11 CDT: Advisory : DeluxeBB mutiple vulnerabilities.
- BID-19052: DeluxeBB Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3795: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in DeluxeBB before 1.08 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) membercookie cookie in header.php and the (2) redirect parameter in misc.php.
- SA21116: DeluxeBB Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2879: DeluxeBB Multiple Variable Handling SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- DeluxeBB DeluxeBB 1.09
Reported:
Jul 18, 2006
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