MegaBBS toid parameter cross-site scripting
| megabbs-toid-xss (42040) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MegaBBS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the send-private-message.asp. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the toid parameter to inject malicious script into a private message which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the message is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.3 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- AmnPardaz Security BugReport: MegaBBS Forum Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- MegaBBS Web page: MegaBBS.
- BID-28961: MegaBBS Multiple SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2022: Mulatiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PD9 Software MegaBBS 2.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) toid parameter to send-private-message.asp and the (2) redirect parameter to admin/impersonate.asp. NOTE: vector 2 requires authentication.
- SA29979: MegaBBS SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- PD9 Software MegaBBS 2.2
Reported:
Apr 28, 2008
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