Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.0/3.0.0 Can4 showthread.php order cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.0/3.0.0 Can4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file showthread.php. Such manipulation of the argument order leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1823. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.0/3.0.0 Can4 (Forum Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file showthread.php. The manipulation of the argument order 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Jelsoft vBulletin 2.0 beta 3 through 3.0 can4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) page parameter to showthread.php or (2) order parameter to forumdisplay.php.

The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2004 by JeiAr with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1823 since 05/04/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:showthread.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (15495), Exploit-DB (23822), SecurityFocus (BID 9889†), OSVDB (4310†) and Secunia (SA11142†). The entries VDB-22923, VDB-81963 and VDB-90850 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vbulletin.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: JeiAr
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22922
X-Force: 15495 - vBulletin showthread.php, forumdisplay.php or memberlist.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 9889 - JelSoft VBulletin ShowThread.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 11142 - vBulletin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 4310 - vBulletin forumdisplay.php order Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1009440

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

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 06/16/2025 22:57
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (62), 06/22/2018 08:00 (8), 06/16/2025 22:57 (23)
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Cache ID: 216:842:103

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