VDB-106917 · CVE-2015-3296 · BID 71824

NodeBB up to 0.6 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in NodeBB up to 0.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NodeBB before 0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) javascript: or (2) data: URLs.

The bug was discovered 07/31/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/21/2017 by Shubham Shah (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-3296 since 04/10/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 52 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry 102069 is pretty similar.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 66215
OpenVAS Name: NodeBB markdown Plugin Stored Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NodeBB 0.7
Patch: github.com

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04/10/2015 🔍
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07/31/2017 +843 days 🔍
09/21/2017 +52 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ab7f2684750882f7baefbfa31db8d5aac71e6ec3
Researcher: Shubham Shah
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-3296 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 71824 - Multiple Products 'index.js' Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2017 21:41
Updated: 12/29/2022 15:35
Changes: 09/21/2017 21:41 (67), 11/18/2019 10:35 (1), 12/29/2022 15:35 (5)
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