PunBB 1.2.3 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in PunBB 1.2.3 (Forum Software). 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-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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PunBB 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) email or (2) Jabber parameters.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2005. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 by Benji Lemien (Benjilenoob) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0818 since 03/20/2005. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17363 (PunBB profile.php Multiple Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19725) and Tenable (17363).

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

PunBB

Version

1.2.3

License

open-source

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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17363
Nessus Name: PunBB profile.php Multiple Parameter XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Benji Lemien (Benjilenoob)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0818 (🔍)
X-Force: 19725
SecurityTracker: 1013446
Vulnerability Center: 7374 - PunBB Allows XSS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12828 - PunBB Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 15373 - PunBB unknown cross-site scripting

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/30/2019 22:04
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (64), 05/30/2019 22:04 (8)
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