NextBBS 0.6 index.php do cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in NextBBS 0.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument do results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1604. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in NextBBS 0.6. This affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument do 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NextBBS 0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the do parameter to index.php.

The weakness was presented 10/01/2012 by Janek Vind "waraxe" with waraxe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at waraxe.us. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1604 since 03/12/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 databases at Exploit-DB (37013), SecurityFocus (BID 52728†) and OSVDB (80627†). See VDB-62522 and VDB-62521 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Timelineinfo

03/12/2012 🔍
03/27/2012 +15 days 🔍
10/01/2012 +188 days 🔍
10/01/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +904 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: waraxe.us
Researcher: Janek Vind "waraxe"
Organization: waraxe
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1604 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1604
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62523
SecurityFocus: 52728 - NextBBS Multiple Input Validation Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 80627

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/02/2025 04:48
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (56), 02/22/2019 13:32 (1), 02/02/2025 04:48 (21)
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Cache ID: 216:27A:103

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