MercuryBoard Message Board up to 1.1.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MercuryBoard Message Board up to 1.1.2. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0878. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MercuryBoard Message Board up to 1.1.2 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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) vulnerability in MercuryBoard before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title field of a PM (private message).

The weakness was disclosed 03/23/2005 with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0878 since 03/26/2005. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19797), SecurityFocus (BID 12872†) and Secunia (SA14679†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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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OpenVAS ID: 16247
OpenVAS Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in MercuryBoard
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Message Board 1.1.3

Timelineinfo

03/23/2005 🔍
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03/26/2005 +3 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3636 days 🔍
07/21/2017 +864 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24107
X-Force: 19797 - MercuryBoard title private message cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 12872 - MercuryBoard Title Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 14679 - MercuryBoard "title" Script Insertion Vulnerability, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/21/2017 15:50
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (58), 07/21/2017 15:50 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:BDD:103

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