VDB-41053 · CVE-2008-0775 · BID 27727

Simple Machines Smf Shoutbox up to 1.16b sboxdb.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Simple Machines Smf Shoutbox up to 1.16b. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file sboxdb.php. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0775. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Simple Machines Smf Shoutbox up to 1.16b and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file sboxdb.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in sboxDB.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) Shoutbox 1.14 through 1.16b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via strings to the shoutbox form that start with "&#", contain the desired script, and end with ";".

The weakness was presented 02/13/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0775 since 02/13/2008. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:sboxdb.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 SecurityFocus (BID 27727†) and Secunia (SA28900†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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02/11/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2588 days 🔍
11/09/2017 +969 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0775 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41053
SecurityFocus: 27727 - Simple Machine SMF Shoutbox Module 'sboxDB.php' HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 28900

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/09/2017 09:49
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (46), 11/09/2017 09:49 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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