vBulletin vBug Tracker Module "sortorder" Cross-Site Scripting
Secunia Advisory: SA19562
Release Date: 2006-04-07
Last Update: 2006-07-20
Popularity: 6,654 views

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

Software:vBug Tracker 3.x (module for vBulletin)

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-1673


Description:
r0t has reported a vulnerability in the vBug Tracker module for vBulletin, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "sortorder" parameter in vbugs.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.5.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

Provided and/or discovered by:
r0t

Changelog:
2006-07-20: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://pridels.blogspot.com/2006/04/vbug-tracker-for-vbulletin-35x-xss.html


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