bugtraq - Security Advisory: Woltlab Burning Board Lite formmail.php XSS

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Message-ID: <20050108192957.25739.qmail@www.securityfocus.com>
Date: 8 Jan 2005 19:29:57 -0000
From: Martin Heistermann <martin.heistermann@....de>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Security Advisory: Woltlab Burning Board Lite formmail.php XSS




Advisory Information
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Advisory name		:  Woltlab Burning Board Lite formmail.php XSS
Discovered by		:  drhankey / it-security23.net
Vendor Name		:  Woltlab
Vendor Homepage		:  http://www.woltlab.de
Software		:  Woltlab Burning Board Lite
Vulnerability Type	:  Cross-Site-Scripting
Vulnerable Versions	:  1.0.0, 1.0.1e, maybe more
Platforms		:  OS Independent, PHP


What is Woltlab Burning Board Lite?
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Woltlab Burning Board Lite is the free version of the Woltlab Burning Board,
a PHP based bulletin board


Vulnerability Description:
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formmail.php outputs the "userid"-parameter unfiltered, so its possible to add arbitary Code to the output by using a malformed link.
The Board also allows logging in with stolen cookies.

Proof of Concept:
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http://website/board/formmail.php?userid=1">&lt;script&gt;document.location.href="http://www.it-security23.net";</script x="y