Splatt Forum 3.0 IMG Tag cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Splatt Forum 3.0. This affects an unknown function of the component IMG Tag Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-0959. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Splatt Forum 3.0 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component IMG Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Splatt Forum 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via an [img] tag with a closing quote followed by the script.

The weakness was published 10/04/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0959. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10715 (Splatt Forum Image Tag HTML Injection 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 (9279), Exploit-DB (21514), SecurityFocus (BID 4953†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4664†). 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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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

06/06/2002 🔍
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07/04/2004 +639 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3677 days 🔍
09/10/2025 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18895
X-Force: 9279
SecurityFocus: 4953 - Splatt Forum Image Tag HTML Injection Vulneraility
Vulnerability Center: 4664 - XSS in Splatt Forum 3.0 Allows Code Execution and Stealing Cookie-Based Authentication Credentials, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 11:31
Updated: 09/10/2025 20:13
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:31 (54), 05/22/2019 17:24 (3), 01/29/2025 16:12 (27), 09/10/2025 20:13 (3)
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