phpBB privmsg.php cross-site scripting
| phpbb-privmsgphp-xss (30776) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the privmsg.php script. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the Message body field 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.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB, phpBB 2.0.x
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpBB (2.0.22 or later), available from the phpBB Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 07 2006 - 12:10:36 CST , phpbb 2.0.x [xss] at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-12/0127.html.
- phpBB Web site, phpBB Add Name at http://www.phpbb.com/.
- BID-21806: PHPBB Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- BID-22001: phpBB Privmsg.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6421: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the private message box implementation (privmsg.php) in phpBB 2.0.x allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Message body field in a message to a non-existent user.
- SA23283: phpBB privmsg.php Cross-Site Request Forgery and Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Dec 07, 2006
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