XMB Forum 1.8 member.php/ buddy.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in XMB Forum 1.8. This impacts an unknown function of the file member.php/ buddy.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0483. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XMB Forum 1.8 (Forum Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file member.php/ buddy.php. The manipulation 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 (XSS) vulnerabilities in XMB Forum 1.8 Partagium allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary script via (1) the member parameter to member.php or (2) the action parameter to buddy.php.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2003. The weakness was published 08/07/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0483 since 06/27/2003. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:member.php/ buddy.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11527 (XMB < 1.9.1 Multiple XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12396), Tenable (11527), SecurityFocus (BID 8013†), OSVDB (2191†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11690†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18301 and VDB-20563. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Nessus ID: 11527
Nessus Name: XMB < 1.9.1 Multiple XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/08/2003 🔍
05/22/2003 +44 days 🔍
06/22/2003 +31 days 🔍
06/23/2003 +1 days 🔍
06/27/2003 +4 days 🔍
08/07/2003 +41 days 🔍
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08/14/2014 +2998 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3812 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20645
X-Force: 12396
SecurityFocus: 8013 - XMB Forum Multiple Cross-Site Scripting And HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 2191 - XMB member.php cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 11690 - XMB Forum XSS via member.php \\ buddy.php, Medium

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

Created: 08/14/2014 18:26
Updated: 01/21/2025 00:00
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:26 (64), 06/19/2019 16:16 (7), 06/29/2021 06:47 (3), 01/21/2025 00:00 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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