Invision Power Board (IP.Board) xmlout.php data manipulation

ipb-xmlout-data-manipulation (34841)

Low Risk

Description:

Invision Power Board (IP.Board) could allow a remote attacker to manipulate data, caused by a vulnerability in the xmlout.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify another user's AIM or Yahoo! Identity and other sensitive information.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	3.5
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	2.6
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

Remedy:

Refer to IP.Board Forums, 11-June 07 08:42 PM for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

• IP.Board Forums, 11-June 07 08:42 PM : IP.Board 2.2.x Security Update.
• BID-24442: Invision Power Board Profile Updating Access Validation Vulnerability
• CVE-2007-3219: Unspecified vulnerability in sources/action_public/xmlout.php in Invision Power Board (IPB or IP.Board) 2.2.0 through 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to modify another user's profile data, such as an AIM screen name or Yahoo! identity.
• OSVDB ID: 35436: Invision Power Board sources/action_public/xmlout.php Arbitrary Profile Manipulation
• SA25637: Invision Power Board Profile Updating Security Issue
• VUPEN/ADV-2007-2160: Invision Power Board xmlout.php Arbitrary Profile Manipulation Security Weakness

Platforms Affected:

• Invision Power Invision Power Board 2.2.0 - 2.2.2

Reported:

Jun 11, 2007

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