MyBB Subject field cross-site scripting
| mybb-subject-field-xss (31740) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MyBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the private.php script. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the Subject 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:
- MyBB, MyBB 1.2.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 21, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:43:16 CST , [Aria-Security Team] MyBB Cross-Site Scripting at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-01/0541.html.
- MyBB Web site, MyBB at http://www.mybboard.net/.
- BID-22205: MyBB Private.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0544: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in private.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Subject field, a different vector than CVE-2006-2949.
- SA23934: MyBB private.php Cross-Site Request Forgery and Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Jan 24, 2007
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