Woltlab Burning Board pms.php folderid Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18251

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script which is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.

Description

The version of Burning Board or Burning Board Lite installed on the remote host may be prone to cross-site scripting attacks due to its failure to properly sanitize input passed to the 'folderid' parameter of the 'pms.php' script. An attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be run in a user's browser within the context of the affected website.

Solution

Apply the security update referenced above.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396858

http://www.nessus.org/u?29ed52ec

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18251

File Name: burning_board_pms_folderid_xss.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: remote

Published: 5/12/2005

Updated: 6/1/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1327

BID: 13353

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990