PT-2005-1522 · Mercury · Mercuryboard

Lostmon · Published 2005-02-17 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-0462

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MercuryBoard versions 1.0.x through 1.1.x

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the f parameter. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions on the affected system.

Recommendations For MercuryBoard versions 1.0.x through 1.1.x, consider disabling the use of the f parameter in affected API endpoints until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive areas of the application to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0462

Affected Products

Mercuryboard

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0462 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13937 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2005/02/mercuryboard-forumphp-f-variable-xss.html · Note