FunkBoard profile.php cross-site scripting
| funkboard-profile-xss (30044) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FunkBoard is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the profile.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the name parameter to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of FunkBoard (0.71 and later), available from the FunkBoard Web site. See References.
References:
- FunkBoard Home Site > Announcements: 4th November hack fix .
- FunkBoard Web site: What is FunkBoard CF.
- BID-20946: FunkBoard Profile.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5775: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profile.php in FunkBoard 0.71 before 4 November 2006 at 18:16 GMT allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, possibly via the name parameter.
- SA22720: FunkBoard "name" Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4364: FunkBoard name Parameter Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Issue
Platforms Affected:
- FunkBoard FunkBoard 0.71 prior to 11-04
Reported:
Nov 06, 2006
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