miniBB bb_admin.php cross-site scripting
| minibb-bbadmin-xss (42076) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
miniBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the bb_admin.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the whatus parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- miniBB, miniBB 2.2a
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Apr 28 2008 - 04:57:02 CDT, Minibb 2.2a XSS Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-04/0345.html.
- miniBB Web site, Free Forum Software Script, MySQL PHP Bulletin Board - miniBB at http://www.minibb.net/.
- BID-28957: miniBB 'bb_admin.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2066: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bb_admin.php in miniBB 2.2a allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the whatus parameter in a searchusers2 action.
- SA30004: miniBB "whatus" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 28, 2008
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