xmb Forum 1.9.1 xmb.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in xmb Forum 1.9.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file xmb.php. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2574. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xmb Forum 1.9.1 (Forum Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file xmb.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

xmb.php in XMB Forum 1.9.1 extracts and defines all provided variables, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary server variables such as _SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR].

The bug was discovered 08/10/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/16/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at forums.xmbforum.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2574 since 08/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:xmb.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17608 (XMB Forum < 1.9.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21758), Tenable (17608), SecurityFocus (BID 12886†), OSVDB (18659†) and Secunia (SA16375†). The entries VDB-24700 and VDB-26018 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 17608
Nessus Name: XMB Forum < 1.9.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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03/23/2005 🔍
03/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
08/10/2005 +139 days 🔍
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08/16/2005 +6 days 🔍
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03/01/2006 +197 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3214 days 🔍
07/05/2021 +2308 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forums.xmbforum.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26017
X-Force: 21758
SecurityFocus: 12886
Secunia: 16375 - XMB Forum Server Set Variable Overwrite and SQL Injection, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18659 - CVE-2005-2574 - XMB Forum - Global Variables Poisoning Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11574 - XMB Forum Variables Modification Vulnerability in xmb.php, High

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 15:33
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (68), 06/18/2019 17:27 (6), 07/05/2021 15:33 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:4E3:103

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