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vBulletin Email Field XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 20992
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting issue.Description
According to its banner, the version of vBulletin installed on the remote host does not properly sanitize user-supplied-input to the email field in the 'profile.php' script. Using a specially crafted email address in his profile, an authenticated attacker can leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into the browsers of users who view the attacker's profile.Solution
Upgrade to vBulletin 3.5.4 or later.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426537/30/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 20992
File Name: vbulletin_354.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 3/3/2006
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:jelsoft:vbulletin
Required KB Items: www/vBulletin
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-1040
BID: 16919