Jelsoft vBulletin 3.5.1 profile.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file profile.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-4621. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.5.1 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file profile.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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the editavatar page in vBulletin 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL in the remote avatar url field, in which the URL generates a parsing error, and possibly requiring a trailing extension such as .jpg.

The weakness was published 11/27/2005 by r0t (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vbulletin.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4621 since 01/06/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:profile.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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 16128†) and OSVDB (21373†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Forum Software

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• Jelsoft

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• vBulletin

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• 3.5.1

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vbulletin.com/

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