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Phpclanwebsite "img" BBcode Script Insertion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA18541
Release Date: 2006-01-19
Last Update: 2006-03-14
Popularity: 5,034 views

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

Software:Phpclanwebsite 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0366


Description:
Night_Warrior has discovered a vulnerability in Phpclanwebsite, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.

Input passed to the "img" BBcode tag when posting a message isn't properly sanitised and verified before being used. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when the malicious message is viewed with the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.

Example:
[img]javascript:[code][/img]

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.23.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 1.23.3.
http://www.phpclanwebsite.com/index.p...wnloads&func=browselist&par=1

Provided and/or discovered by:
Night_Warrior

Changelog:
2006-01-25: Added CVE reference.
2006-01-30: Updated "Solution" section.
2006-03-14: Updated "Solution" section.


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