Invision Power Board (IP.Board) nested BBCodes cross-site scripting
| ipb-nested-bbcodes-xss (41209) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Invision Power Board (IP.Board) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using nested BBCodes to inject JavaScript event handlers with 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:
- Invision Power, Invision Power Board 2.3.4 pr2008-03-12
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Invision Power Board (2.3.4 after 2008-03-12 or later), available from the Invision Power Services Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Invision Power Services Web site, Invision Power Board at http://www.invisionpower.com/community/board/index.html.
- IP.Board Changelog, March 13 2008 03:32 PM, IP.Board 2.3.4 Security Enhancements and DST Bug Fix at http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=270637.
- CVE-2008-1359: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board (IPB or IP.Board) 2.3.4 before 2008-03-13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via nested BBCodes, a different vector than CVE-2008-0913.
- SA29378: Invision Power Board Nested BBCodes Script Insertion
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0899: Invision Power Board BBcode Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 13, 2008
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