O'Reilly WebBoard JavaScript Code Execution Vulnerability

vendor:

O'Reilly WebBoard

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

JavaScript Code Execution

CWE

Product Name: O'Reilly WebBoard

Affected Version From: N/A

Affected Version To: N/A

Patch Exists: No

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

2002

O’Reilly WebBoard JavaScript Code Execution Vulnerability

An attacker can compose a message in WebBoard's interactive messaging (paging) function, containing certain escape characters and JavaScript commands, and send the page to a target user. Upon receiving the message, the target client will improperly execute the JavaScript embedded in the page, which could result in the appearance of multiple message windows.

Mitigation:

Disable JavaScript in the browser or use a browser that does not support JavaScript.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2814/info

O'Reilly WebBoard is a conferencing utility, forum, threaded discussion and real-time chat server.

Versions of WebBoard are vulnerable to a JavaScript code execution bug which may allow a remote denial of service against a target WebBoard user's system.

An attacker can compose a message in WebBoard's interactive messaging (paging) function, containing certain escape characters and JavaScript commands, and send the page to a target user. Upon receiving the message, the target client will improperly execute the JavaScript embedded in the page, which could result in the appearance of multiple message windows.

WebBoard is no longer supported by O'Reilly, it is currently maintained by ChatSpace, Inc. 

An example of malicious javascript:

\');for(i=0;i<100000;i++) alert("not nice"); /