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XMB Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA11230
Release Date: 2004-03-29
Last Update: 2005-04-25
Popularity: 7,209 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:XMB 1.x

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Description:
Janek Vind has reported multiple vulnerabilities in XMB, allowing malicious people to conduct Cross Site Scripting attacks.

Input passed to certain parameters in various scripts isn't properly verified. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of a vulnerable site.

Examples:
xmb.php?show=version&xmbuser=foobar><malicious_code>
u2u.php?folder=foobar"><malicious_code>
stats.php?action=view&viewmost="></textarea><malicious_code>
stats.php?action=view&replymost="></textarea><malicious_code>
stats.php?action=view&latest="></textarea><malicious_code>
post.php?action=newthread&fid=1&message="></textarea><malicious_code>
post.php?action=newthread&fid=1&icons=<malicious_code>
forumdisplay.php?fid=1&threadlist=<malicious_code>
forumdisplay.php?fid=1&pagelinks=<malicious_code>
forumdisplay.php?fid=1&forumlist=<malicious_code>
forumdisplay.php?fid=1&navigation=<malicious_code>
forumdisplay.php?fid=1&forumdisplay=<malicious_code>
forumdisplay.php?fid=1&tpp=<malicious_code>

The vulnerabilities have been reported in XMB 1.8 Partagium SP3.

Other issues affecting the 1.9 beta version were also reported.

Solution:
Update to version 1.9.1 Final.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Janek Vind "waraxe"

Changelog:
2005-04-25: Updated "Solution" section.


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