MyBB 1.00 Rc4 misc.php tid cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MyBB 1.00 Rc4. The affected element is an unknown function of the file misc.php. Such manipulation of the argument tid leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1832. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.00 Rc4 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file misc.php. The manipulation of the argument tid 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 MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.00 RC4 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) forums, (2) version, or (3) limit parameter to misc.php, (4) page or (5) datecut parameter to forumdisplay.php, (6) username, (7) email, or (8) email2 parameter to member.php, (9) page or (10) usersearch parameter to memberlist.php, (11) pid or (12) tid parameter to showthread.php, or (13) tid parameter to printthread.php.

The weakness was shared 05/31/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at mybboard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1832 since 06/02/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:misc.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 vulnerability database at Secunia (SA15552†). The entries VDB-25403, VDB-25395 and VDB-82525 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Content Management System

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• MyBB

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• 1.00 Rc4

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://mybb.com/

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