Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.12/3.5.3 profile.php "editpassword" cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.12/3.5.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function "editpassword" of the file profile.php. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1040. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Further authentication should be added.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.0.12/3.5.3 (Forum Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function "editpassword" of the file profile.php. 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 confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin 3.0.12 and 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the email field, which is injected in profile.php but not sanitized in sendmsg.php.

The bug was discovered 02/16/2006. The weakness was published 03/02/2006 by imei addmimistrator (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kapda.ir. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1040 since 03/07/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:profile.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20992 (vBulletin Email Field XSS), 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.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25022), Tenable (20992), SecurityFocus (BID 16919†), OSVDB (23614†) and Secunia (SA19100†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 20992
Nessus Name: vBulletin Email Field XSS
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Recommended: Authentication
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vbulletin.com

Advisory: kapda.ir
Researcher: imei addmimistrator
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29040
X-Force: 25022
SecurityFocus: 16919 - VBulletin Profile.PHP Email Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 19100
OSVDB: 23614 - vBulletin editpassword Function Email Field XSS
Vulnerability Center: 10529 - VBulletin Profile.PHP HTML Injection, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0808

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/15/2019 07:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (74), 06/15/2019 07:05 (4)
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