Ban List Plugin 1.0 on MyBB bans.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ban List Plugin 1.0 on MyBB and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file bans.php of the component Ban Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-14724. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ban List Plugin 1.0 on MyBB. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file bans.php of the component Ban Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In the Ban List plugin 1.0 for MyBB, any forum user with mod privileges can ban users and input an XSS payload into the ban reason, which is executed on the bans.php page.

The bug was discovered 07/25/2018. The weakness was shared 03/21/2019 as EDB-ID 46347 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14724 since 07/28/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 239 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:bans.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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46347). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/25/2018 🔍
07/28/2018 +3 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +236 days 🔍
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05/17/2020 +423 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: EDB-ID 46347
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-14724 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14724
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131869
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2019 22:30
Updated: 05/17/2020 16:05
Changes: 03/21/2019 22:30 (64), 05/17/2020 16:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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