vBulletin calendar.php cross-site scripting
| vbulletin-calendar-xss (34333) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
vBulletin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the calendar.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the title 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 user clicks on the "Request Reminder for this Event" link to view a calendar entry. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Jelsoft Enterprises, vBulletin 3.6.6 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of vBulletin (3.6.7 or later), available from the vBulletin Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed May 16 2007 - 09:12:32 CDT , vbulletin < 3.6.6 [permanent xss] at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0245.html.
- vBulletin Web site, vBulletin - Downloads at http://www.vbulletin.com/download.php.
- vBulletin Web site, vBulletin - Instant Community at http://www.vbulletin.com/.
- BID-24020: VBulletin Calendar.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2908: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in calendar.php in Jelsoft vBulletin before 3.6.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title field in a single add action.
- SA25309: vBulletin Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 16, 2007
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