VDB-20725 · CVE-2003-0590 · EDB 22910

Splatt Forum Post Icon image_subject cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splatt Forum. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Post Icon Handler. This manipulation of the argument image_subject causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0590. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splatt Forum (Forum Software) (unknown version). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Post Icon Handler. The manipulation of the argument image_subject 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 Splatt Forum allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and web script via the post icon (image_subject) field.

The weakness was published 08/18/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at members.fortunecity.it. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0590 since 07/17/2003. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (22910). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

Splatt

Name

Forum

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/17/2003 🔍
08/18/2003 +32 days 🔍
08/18/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +4014 days 🔍
01/14/2025 +3806 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: members.fortunecity.it
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0590 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0590
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20725
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:16
Updated: 01/14/2025 16:18
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:16 (46), 05/04/2019 09:26 (1), 01/14/2025 16:18 (27)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:1EF:103

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