PT-2007-6013 · Boinc · Boinc Forum

Published 2007-09-14 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2007-4899

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: Boinc Forum versions 5.10.20 and earlier

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This can be achieved via the id parameter to "forum forum.php" or the search string parameter to "forum text search action.php" in a titles or bodies search.

Recommendations: For Boinc Forum versions 5.10.20 and earlier, consider disabling the id parameter to "forum forum.php" and the search string parameter to "forum text search action.php" until a patch is available. Restrict access to "forum forum.php" and "forum text search action.php" to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the id and search string parameters in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-4899

Affected Products

Boinc Forum

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/30575 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/30576 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4899 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25644 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/479182/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36577 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3139 · Note