vBulletin index.php admin control panel cross-site scripting
| vbulletin-index-admin-control-xss (30408) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
vBulletin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the prefs or navprefs parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability 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: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of vBulletin (3.6.4 or later), available from the vBulletin Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Nov 17 2006 - 12:54:55 CST : XSS vBulletin 3.6.X Admin Control Painel.
- vBulletin Web site: vBulletin Features.
- BID-21157: VBulletin Admin Control Panel Index.PHP Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-6040: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admincp/index.php in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.6.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the prefs parameter in a buildnavprefs action or (2) the navprefs parameter in a savenavprefs action.
- SA23011: vBulletin "prefs" / "navprefs" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4599: vBulletin prefs and navprefs Parameters Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Jelsoft Enterprises vBulletin 3.6.x Admin control
Reported:
Nov 17, 2006
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