vBulletin up to 3.7.2 do cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in vBulletin up to 3.7.2. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument do causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-3184. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vBulletin up to 3.7.2 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument do 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in vBulletin 3.6.10 PL2 and earlier, and 3.7.2 and earlier 3.7.x versions, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the PATH_INFO (PHP_SELF) or (2) the do parameter, as demonstrated by requests to upload/admincp/faq.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary PHP code.

The weakness was presented 07/15/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at vbulletin.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3184 since 07/15/2008. 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 and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 Exploit-DB (32017), SecurityFocus (BID 30134†) and Secunia (SA30991†). 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/08/2008 🔍
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07/15/2008 +6 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2436 days 🔍
11/10/2025 +3891 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vbulletin.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43213
SecurityFocus: 30134 - vBulletin 'adminlog.php' Request Logging HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 30991 - vBulletin Two Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/10/2025 05:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (51), 09/29/2018 12:58 (6), 11/10/2025 05:09 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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