YaBB Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2305

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host is running a vulnerable version of YaBB. It is reported that versions up to and including 1 Gold SP 1.3.1 are prone to multiple security flaws including administrator authentication bypassing and cross-site scripting issues. By crafting a malformed URL, an attacker may issue administrator commands or steal cookie-based authentication credentials from an unsuspecting user.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2305

Family: CGI

Published: 9/21/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 14782

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:yabb:yabb

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2402, CVE-2004-2403

BID: 11214, 11215