Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 6.2.0 IMG Tag cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 6.2.0. This affects an unknown function of the component IMG Tag Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0118. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 6.2.0 (Forum Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component IMG Tag Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board (UBB) 6.2.0 Beta Release 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script and steal cookies via a message containing encoded Javascript in an IMG tag.

The weakness was published 03/25/2002 by Obscure as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0118. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10455 (Ultimate Bulletin Board Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7838), Exploit-DB (21209), SecurityFocus (BID 3829†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6455†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/09/2002 +1 days 🔍
03/25/2002 +75 days 🔍
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12/13/2004 +994 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3497 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +4091 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Obscure
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18015
X-Force: 7838
SecurityFocus: 3829 - Ultimate Bulletin Board Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6455 - XSS in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board via IMG Tag, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:45
Updated: 09/22/2025 15:56
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:45 (59), 05/27/2019 10:39 (1), 08/26/2024 07:47 (25), 09/22/2025 15:56 (4)
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