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Invision Power Board "editorid" Cross-Site Scripting
Secunia Advisory: SA25437
Release Date: 2007-05-30
Last Update: 2007-06-01
Popularity: 6,402 views

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

Software:Invision Power Board 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2963


Description:
Iron has reported a vulnerability in Invision Power Board, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "editorid" parameter in jscripts/folder_rte_files/module_table.php is not properly sanitised before it is 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.

NOTE: Other files are reportedly also affected.

The vulnerability is reported in version 2.2.2 and earlier 2.2.x versions. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Install the vendor's official fix:
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=11669

Provided and/or discovered by:
Iron

Changelog:
2007-05-31: Updated "Description", "Solution", and "Original Advisory" sections.
2007-06-01: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235069


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