WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.5 Error Message Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1716. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.5 (Content Management System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WoltLab Community Framework (WCF) 1.0.6 in WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) page and (2) form parameters, which are not properly handled when they are reflected back in an error message.

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1716 since 04/09/2008. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional.

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 (41714), SecurityFocus (BID 28678†) and Secunia (SA29719†). The entry VDB-41898 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/16/2015 +2532 days 🔍
11/17/2017 +977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: woltlab.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41897
X-Force: 41714 - WoltLab Burning Board WoltLab Community Framework page and form parameters cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 28678 - WoltLab Burning Board WCF Cross Site Scripting And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29719

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 11/17/2017 10:15
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 11/17/2017 10:15 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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