Woltlab Burning Board 1.1.1 Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Woltlab Burning Board 1.1.1. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument Message causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-2021. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Woltlab Burning Board 1.1.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument message 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WoltLab Burning Board (wbboard) 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message parameter.

The bug was discovered 04/13/2002. The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2021 since 07/14/2005. 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 and also a public exploit are known. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 262 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10622 (Burning Board URL Parameter Manipulation 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 (8841), Exploit-DB (21380), SecurityFocus (BID 4512†), OSVDB (59096†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13539†). 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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12/31/2002 +260 days 🔍
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07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
12/21/2006 +525 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +2784 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +4043 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: woltlab.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19663
X-Force: 8841
SecurityFocus: 4512 - Burning Board URL Parameter Manipulation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59096 - WoltLab Burning Board (wBB) cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 13539 - WoltLab Burning Board Cross-Site Scripting via the Message Parameter, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:52
Updated: 08/30/2025 21:06
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:52 (60), 07/12/2019 14:15 (3), 01/05/2025 01:21 (27), 08/30/2025 21:06 (3)
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