bbPress 0.8.1 bb-login.php re cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in bbPress 0.8.1. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file bb-login.php. This manipulation of the argument re causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-3243. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in bbPress 0.8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file bb-login.php. The manipulation of the argument re 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bb-login.php in bbPress 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the re parameter. NOTE: exploitation may require forcing the client to send a certain Referer header.

The weakness was published 06/11/2007 by Ory Segal (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3243 since 06/14/2007. 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 and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:bb-login.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 X-Force (34947), Exploit-DB (30175), SecurityFocus (BID 24422†) and OSVDB (36818†). Similar entry is available at VDB-37316. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ory Segal
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37315
X-Force: 34947 - bbPress bb-login.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 24422 - BBpress BB-Login.PHP Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 36818 - bbPress bb-login.php re Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/15/2025 05:42
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (55), 09/04/2018 07:10 (7), 06/15/2025 05:42 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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