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Invision Power Board index.php Multiple Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 18201
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to cross- site scripting attacks.Description
The version of Invision Power Board installed on the remote host suffers from a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to its failure to sanitize user input via the 'act' parameter to the 'index.php' script. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by injecting malicious HTML and script code through the nickname field to redirect forum visitors to arbitrary sites, steal authentication cookies, and the like.Additional parameters in the index.php script have been reported vulnerable. However, Nessus has not checked for them.
Solution
Upgrade to Invision Power Board 2.0.4 or later.See Also
http://www.governmentsecurity.org/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=26&t=14656
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 18201
File Name: invision_power_board_act_xss.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 5/5/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
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
CPE: cpe:/a:invisionpower:invision_power_board
Required KB Items: www/invision_power_board
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-1443
BID: 13483