Plugin ID | 326 |
Plugin name | YaBB Gold 1 prior SP 1.4 Shadow BBCode tag JavaScript injection |
Plugin filename | YaBB Gold 1 prior SP 1.4 Shadow BBCode tag JavaScript injection.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 3129 bytes |
Plugin family | CGI |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2005/01/09 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2005/01/09 |
Plugin version | 1.1 |
Plugin changelog | Renamed the plugin file name, name and title in 1.1 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send GET /YaBB.pl HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# 200 *Powered by*YaBB 1 Gold - SP1* OR HTTP/#.# 200 *Powered by*YaBB 1 Gold - Release* OR HTTP/#.# 200 *Powered by*YaBB 1.[0-3] OR HTTP/#.# 200 *Powered by*YaBB 9.* |
Plugin detection accuracy | 75 |
Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
Bug affected | YaBB prior 1 Gold SP 1.4 |
Bug not affected | YaBB newer than 1 Gold SP 1.4 |
Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
Bug 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. |
Bug solution | Upgrade to YaBB 1 Gold SP 1.4. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 30 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Maybe |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11764/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 7 |
Bug risk | 7 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 15859 (YaBB Shadow BBCode Tag JavaScript Injection Issue). |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 11764 |
Source Nessus ID | 15859 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |