vBulletin 3.6.10/3.7.1 Control Panel redirect cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vBulletin 3.6.10/3.7.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Control Panel. The manipulation of the argument redirect results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-2744. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in vBulletin 3.6.10/3.7.1 (Forum Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Control Panel. The manipulation of the argument redirect with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin 3.6.10 and 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors and an "obscure method." NOTE: the vector is probably in the redirect parameter to the Admin Control Panel (admincp/index.php).

The weakness was shared 06/17/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2744 since 06/17/2008. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43090), Exploit-DB (31910), SecurityFocus (BID 29704†), Secunia (SA30733†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020322†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2744 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2744
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42804
X-Force: 43090 - vBulletin redirect cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 29704 - vBulletin 'redirect' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 30733
SecurityTracker: 1020322

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 11/10/2025 05:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (50), 09/26/2018 08:47 (11), 11/10/2025 05:09 (20)
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