vendor:
MegaBBS
by:
SecurityFocus
6.4
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: MegaBBS
Affected Version From: 1.5.14b
Affected Version To: 1.5.14b
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
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
2007
MegaBBS Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
MegaBBS is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application 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 help 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.