Invision Power Services IP.Board 2.0.4 index.php sort_key cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Invision Power Services IP.Board 2.0.4. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument sort_key leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-1326. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Invision Power Services IP.Board 2.0.4 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument sort_key with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Invision Power Board 2.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) result_type, (2) search_in, (3) nav, (4) forums, and (5) s parameters in the Search action to index.php; (6) st parameter to index.php with showtopics set to 1; (7) m, (8) y, and (9) d parameters in a calendar action; (10) t parameter in a Print action; (11) MID parameter in a Mail action; (12) HID parameter in a Help action; (13) active parameter in a search action; (14) sort_order, (15) max_results, or (16) sort_key parameter in a Members action.

The weakness was presented 03/17/2006 by Mr.SNAKE (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1326 since 03/20/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl: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 databases at Exploit-DB (27437), SecurityFocus (BID 17144†) and OSVDB (25009†). See VDB-83850, VDB-83851, VDB-83852 and VDB-83853 for similar entries. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: invisioncommunity.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Mr.SNAKE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1326 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1326
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29273
SecurityFocus: 17144 - Invision Power Board Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 25009 - Invision Power Board Search Action Multiple Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 12/05/2025 00:11
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (52), 09/09/2017 05:49 (7), 12/05/2025 00:11 (23)
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Cache ID: 216:C84:103

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