mvnForum quick reply cross-site scripting
| mvnforum-quickreply-xss (42241) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
mvnForum is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the quick reply feature. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the topic field to inject 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of mvnForum (revision 1.316 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Repository. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 06 2008 - 15:19:36 CDT: mvnForum 1.1 Cross Site Scripting.
- mvnForum Web site: mvnForum-free, open source Java J2EE/Jsp/Servlet forum.
- SourceForge.net Repository: [mvnforum] Diff of /mvnforum/srcweb/mvnplugin/mvnforum/user/viewthread.jsp.
- BID-29075: mvnForum Quick Reply Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2131: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mvnForum 1.1 GA allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the topic field, which is later displayed by user/viewthread.jsp through use of the quick reply button.
- SA30091: mvnForum "QuickReply" Script Insertion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- mvnForum mvnForum 1.1 GA
Reported:
May 06, 2008
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