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

ipb-xmlout-data-manipulation (34841) The risk level is classified as LowLow 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • Invision Power, Invision Power Board 2.2.0 - 2.2.2

Remedy:

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

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • IP.Board Forums, 11-June 07 08:42 PM , IP.Board 2.2.x Security Update at http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235316.
  • 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

Reported:

Jun 11, 2007

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