MyBB 1.1.7 attachment.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.1.7. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file attachment.php. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4449. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.1.7 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file attachment.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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in attachment.php in MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.1.7 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a GIF image that contains URL-encoded Javascript, which is rendered by Internet Explorer.

The weakness was published 08/29/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4449 since 08/29/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in Javascript. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:attachment.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28587), SecurityFocus (BID 19718†) and Secunia (SA21645†). Similar entries are available at VDB-32209 and VDB-32208. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Timelineinfo

08/26/2006 🔍
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04/30/2019 +1510 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mybb.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32010
X-Force: 28587 - MyBB attachment.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 19718 - MyBB Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21645 - MyBB Avatar / Attachment Script Insertion Vulnerability, Less Critical

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/30/2019 09:31
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (55), 04/30/2019 09:31 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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