Jelsoft vBulletin 3.6.8 index.php cross site scripting ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.6.8. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-4453. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

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A vulnerability has been found in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.6.8 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation 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:

** DISPUTED ** Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in vBulletin 3.6.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web code or HTML via the (1) s parameter to index.php, and the (2) q parameter to (a) faq.php, (b) member.php, (c) memberlist.php, (d) calendar.php, (e) search.php, (f) forumdisplay.php, (g) showgroups.php, (h) online.php, and (i) sendmessage.php. NOTE: these issues have been disputed by the vendor, stating "I can t reproduce a single one of these". The researcher is known to be unreliable.

The weakness was presented 08/21/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4453 since 08/21/2007. 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 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.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. 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 vulnerability database at X-Force (36084). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Forum Software

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• Jelsoft

Name

• vBulletin

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• 3.6.8

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vbulletin.com/

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