Ubbcentral UBB.threads up to 6.4.4 showflat.php Cat cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ubbcentral UBB.threads up to 6.4.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file showflat.php. The manipulation of the argument Cat leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2510. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ubbcentral UBB.threads up to 6.4.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file showflat.php. The manipulation of the argument Cat 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) vulnerability in showflat.php in Infopop UBB.Threads before 6.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Cat parameter.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2004. The weakness was presented 12/13/2004 by gp (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2510 since 10/25/2005. 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.

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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:showflat.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15951 (UBB.threads < 6.5.1 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 to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18432), Exploit-DB (24824), Tenable (15951), SecurityFocus (BID 11900†) and OSVDB (12364†). See VDB-23392, VDB-82285 and VDB-82286 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Ubbcentral

Name

• UBB.threads

Version

• 6.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.1
• 6.1.1
• 6.2
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2
• 6.2.3
• 6.3
• 6.3.1
• 6.4
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4

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CVSSv3info

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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Nessus ID: 15951
Nessus Name: UBB.threads < 6.5.1 Multiple XSS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: UBB.threads 6.5

Timelineinfo

12/06/2004 🔍
12/13/2004 +7 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +11 days 🔍
10/25/2005 +298 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3422 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +3751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: gp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2510 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2510
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23393
X-Force: 18432
SecurityFocus: 11900 - UBBCentral UBB.threads Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13452 - UBB.threads "Cat" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 12364 - UBB.threads showflat.php Cat Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1012503
Vulnerability Center: 6588 - Multiple XSS in UBBThreads 6.2.3, 6.5, Medium

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 06/15/2025 18:47
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (78), 05/27/2019 16:38 (6), 06/15/2025 18:47 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:F92:103

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