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Invision PowerBoard cross site scripting
CGI
2004/03/22
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
2004/11/14
2.0
Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0
tcp
80
open|send GET /index.php?s=&act=chat&pop=1; HTTP/1.0\n\nsleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### **
99
Check is copied from the Nessus plugin.
Invision PowerBoard
Other solutions
Cross Site Scripting
The remote host is using Invision Power Board. There is a bug in this software which makes it vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks. An attacker may use this bug to steal the credentials of the legitimate users of this site.
At this time, the vendor did not supply any patch.
1 hour
Yes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9822/exploit/
Yes
Yes
High
7
8
7
7
Serious
Nessus is able to do the same check.
9822
12101
Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427
http://www.computec.ch