OpenBB 1.0.0 Beta1/1.0.0 Rc1/1.0.0 Rc2 IMG Tag codeparse.php cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in OpenBB 1.0.0 Beta1/1.0.0 Rc1/1.0.0 Rc2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file codeparse.php of the component IMG Tag Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0330. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenBB 1.0.0 Beta1/1.0.0 Rc1/1.0.0 Rc2. This affects an unknown part of the file codeparse.php 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 codeparse.php of Open Bulletin Board (OpenBB) 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script and steal cookies via Javascript in the IMG tag.
The weakness was published 02/25/2002 by Yurij Rumiantsev and Frog Man (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0330. 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 and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:codeparse.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10744 (OpenBB Image Tag Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).
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 (8278), Exploit-DB (21474), SecurityFocus (BID 4171†), OSVDB (5658†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3913†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
02/25/2002 🔍02/25/2002 🔍
02/25/2002 🔍
05/24/2002 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: Yurij Rumiantsev, Frog Man
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18315
X-Force: 8278
SecurityFocus: 4171 - OpenBB Image Tag Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5658 - OpenBB [IMG] and [glow] Tag XSS
Vulnerability Center: 3913 - Cross-Site Scripting in Open Bulletin Board, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/11/2014 14:14Updated: 09/19/2025 15:04
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:14 (60), 05/20/2019 12:00 (3), 01/18/2025 12:21 (23), 09/19/2025 15:04 (3)
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