PT-2008-2375 · Mercuryboard · Mercuryboard

Published 2008-02-13 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2008-0757

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 version 1.1.5

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message parameter in the message text area of index.php. This leads to an injection in the messenger during private message preview.

Recommendations For MercuryBoard version 1.1.5, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the message parameter in the index.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the message parameter in the affected area until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0757

Affected Products

Mercuryboard

References · 6

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28899 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0757 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27730 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019371 · Note
• http://forum.aria-security.net/showthread.php?t=522 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/487913/100/0/threaded · Note