YaBB 1 Gold - Sp 1.3/1 Gold - Sp 1.3.1 subject cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in YaBB 1 Gold - Sp 1.3/1 Gold - Sp 1.3.1 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument subject with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CRLF injection vulnerability in YaBB 1 Gold before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to modify text file contents via the subject variable.

The bug was discovered 09/22/2004. The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at yabbforum.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2140 since 06/30/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14806 (YaBB 1 Gold < 1.3.2 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 1.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17461) and Tenable (14806). See 21664, 21814 and 23052 for similar entries.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14806
Nessus Name: YaBB 1 Gold < 1.3.2 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: YaBB 1.3.2

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Advisory: yabbforum.com
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CVE: CVE-2004-2140 (🔍)
X-Force: 17461
Vulnerability Center: 11843 - YaBB 1 Gold Allows Remote Modification of Text File Contents, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11235 - YaBB 1 Gold Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12609 - YaBB Input Validation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 10221 - YaBB subject variable data manipulation

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 06/20/2019 12:46
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (71), 06/20/2019 12:46 (5)
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