YaBB up to 2.0 Rc2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in YaBB. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-4426. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in YaBB (Forum Software). Affected is 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. CVE summarizes:

Interpretation conflict in YaBB before 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via HTML in a file with a GIF file extension, which causes the HTML to be executed by a victim who views the file in Internet Explorer as a result of CVE-2005-3312. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design flaw in Internet Explorer and the proper fix should be in that browser; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in YaBB.

The weakness was released 12/20/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-4426 since 12/20/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22791 (Debian DSA-925-1 : phpbb2 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23020), Tenable (22791), SecurityFocus (BID 15368†) and Secunia (SA17411†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27254, VDB-26821, VDB-26766 and VDB-26765. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
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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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Nessus ID: 22791
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-925-1 : phpbb2 - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: YaBB 2.1

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11/09/2005 🔍
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12/20/2005 +41 days 🔍
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12/22/2005 +2 days 🔍
10/14/2006 +296 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3071 days 🔍
07/15/2018 +1221 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4426 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4426
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27666
X-Force: 23020 - YaBB attached image file can allow cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 15368 - YaBB Image Upload HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 17411 - YaBB Attachment Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/15/2018 16:20
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (63), 07/15/2018 16:20 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:06D:103

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