Endity.com ShoutBOX 1.2 board.php site cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Endity.com ShoutBOX 1.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file board.php. The manipulation of the argument site leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-1429. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Endity.com ShoutBOX 1.2. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file board.php. The manipulation of the argument site with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in board.php of endity.com ShoutBOX allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML into the shoutbox page via the site parameter.

The bug was discovered 07/29/2002. The weakness was released 04/11/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1429. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available 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 256 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:board.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10797 (ShoutBox Form Field 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 (9739), Exploit-DB (21668), SecurityFocus (BID 5354†), OSVDB (8034†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12051†). 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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08/08/2014 +2964 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +4047 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20351
X-Force: 9739
SecurityFocus: 5354 - ShoutBox Form Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8034 - ShoutBox - Form Field - HTML Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12051 - ShoutBOX XSS via the Site Parameter to board.php, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 13:01
Updated: 09/06/2025 03:08
Changes: 08/08/2014 13:01 (58), 06/21/2019 10:26 (3), 01/29/2025 06:47 (27), 09/06/2025 03:08 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:89D:103

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