UseBB up to 0.5.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in UseBB up to 0.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2438. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in UseBB up to 0.5.1. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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 UseBB 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via the BBCode color value.

The weakness was presented 08/03/2005 by Stefan Esser with hardened-php.net (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hardened-php.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2438 since 08/03/2005. 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. 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.

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 (21651) and SecurityFocus (BID 14412†). See VDB-25924 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/20/2005 🔍
08/03/2005 +14 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3507 days 🔍
07/27/2017 +869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hardened-php.net
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: hardened-php.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25923
X-Force: 21651 - UseBB color BBCode cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 14412 - UseBB BBcode Color Tag Code Injection Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/27/2017 08:53
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (49), 07/27/2017 08:53 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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