| Plugin ID | 75 |
| Plugin name | Invision PowerBoard cross site scripting |
| Plugin filename | Invision PowerBoard cross site scripting.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2787 bytes |
| Plugin family | CGI |
| Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
| Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin created company | computec.ch |
| Plugin created date | 2004/03/22 |
| Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
| Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
| Plugin updated date | 2004/11/14 |
| Plugin version | 2.0 |
| Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 80 |
| Plugin procedure exploit | open|send GET /index.php?s=&act=chat&pop=1;<script>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\nsleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>atk</script>* |
| Plugin exploit accuracy | 99 |
| Plugin comment | Check is copied from the Nessus plugin. |
| Bug affected | Invision PowerBoard |
| Bug not affected | Other solutions |
| Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
| Bug description | 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. |
| Bug solution | At this time, the vendor did not supply any patch. |
| Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9822/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | High |
| Bug popularity | 7 |
| Bug simplicity | 8 |
| Bug impact | 7 |
| Bug risk | 7 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Serious |
| Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 9822 |
| Source Nessus ID | 12101 |
| 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 |