Woltlab Burning Board 2.2.2 galerie_index.php Username cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Woltlab Burning Board 2.2.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file galerie_index.php. This manipulation of the argument Username causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-1034. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Woltlab Burning Board 2.2.2 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file galerie_index.php. The manipulation of the argument username 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Woltlab Burning Board (wBB) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the username parameter to galerie_index.php and possibly (2) galerie_onfly.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. The second vector might not be XSS.

The weakness was published 03/07/2006 by Botan (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1034 since 03/07/2006. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:galerie_index.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 SecurityFocus (BID 16843†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Woltlab

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• Burning Board

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• 2.2.2

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.woltlab.com/

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