CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Gravity Board X 2.0 (Forum Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument subject
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. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Gravity Board X (GBX) 2.0 Beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the subject parameter in a postnewsubmit (aka create new thread) action.
The weakness was shared 07/03/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2997 since 07/03/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
A public exploit has been developed by CWH Underground and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43021) and Exploit-DB (5791). The entry 43043 is related to this item.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: CWH Underground
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-2997 (🔍)
X-Force: 43021 - Gravity Board X subject parameter cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 29685 - Gravity Board X Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 12:19Updated: 11/20/2017 12:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (58), 11/20/2017 12:34 (5)
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