Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.0 Rc4 search.php Query cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.0 Rc4 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file search.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Query results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-2076. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.0 Rc4 (Forum Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument query with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php for Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.0 RC4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 by Rafel Ivgi (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2076 since 05/19/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download 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 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:search.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12058 (vBulletin search.php query Parameter 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.

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 (15208), Exploit-DB (23691), Tenable (12058), SecurityFocus (BID 9656†) and OSVDB (38023†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 12058
Nessus Name: vBulletin search.php query Parameter XSS
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02/12/2004 🔍
02/13/2004 +1 days 🔍
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02/16/2004 +3 days 🔍
02/19/2004 +3 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +316 days 🔍
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05/19/2005 +139 days 🔍
10/21/2007 +885 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +2695 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +3753 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vbulletin.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Rafel Ivgi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2076 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2076
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23019
X-Force: 15208
SecurityFocus: 9656 - JelSoft VBulletin Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38023 - vBulletin search.php query Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 3811 - Cross-site Scripting in JelSoft vBulletin, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 06/17/2025 08:36
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (65), 05/20/2019 06:57 (7), 06/17/2025 08:36 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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