YaBB Shadow BBCode Tag XSS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2439

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a script injection attack

Description

The remote host is using the YaBB web forum software.
According to its version number, the remote version of this software is vulnerable to JavaScript injection issues using shadow or glow tags. This may allow an attacker to inject hostile JavaScript into the forum system to steal cookie credentials or misrepresent site content. When the form is submitted the malicious JavaScript will be incorporated into dynamically generated content.

Solution

Upgrade to YaBB 1 Gold SP 1.4 or higher.

See Also

http://www.yabbforum.com/archives.php?currentpage=7

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 2439

Family: CGI

Published: 11/30/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 15859

Risk Information

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

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

Reference Information

BID: 11764