vBulletin up to 2.2.9 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vBulletin up to 2.2.9 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-1824. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vBulletin up to 2.2.9 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jelsoft vBulletin before 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the what parameter to memberlist.php.

The weakness was published 11/21/2002 by JeiAr (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1824 since 05/04/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After 2 years, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14833 (vBulletin memberlist.php what Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10930 (VBulletin Memberlist.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

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 (10679), Exploit-DB (22030), Tenable (14833), SecurityFocus (BID 6226†) and OSVDB (4312†). Similar entries are available at VDB-22923, VDB-22922 and VDB-81963. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14833
Nessus Name: vBulletin memberlist.php what Parameter XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 14833
OpenVAS Name: vBulletin XSS(2)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/21/2002 🔍
11/21/2002 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2002 +1 days 🔍
03/15/2004 +479 days 🔍
03/16/2004 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/28/2004 +194 days 🔍
10/05/2004 +7 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +87 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +124 days 🔍
08/18/2016 +4124 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3244 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: JeiAr
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90850
X-Force: 10679
SecurityFocus: 6226 - VBulletin Memberlist.PHP Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 11142
OSVDB: 4312 - vBulletin memberlist.php what Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1009440
Vulnerability Center: 5490 - Cross-site Scripting in vBulletin <= 2.2.9, Medium

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

Created: 08/18/2016 13:07
Updated: 07/06/2025 14:07
Changes: 08/18/2016 13:07 (72), 03/30/2019 08:39 (9), 06/16/2025 17:21 (21), 07/06/2025 14:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:5F8:103

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