PT-2008-6550 · Punbb · Punbb

Phplizardo · Published 2008-12-11 · Updated 2009-02-06 · CVE-2008-5433

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 PunBB versions 1.3 through 1.3.1

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the password field in the login.php file.

Recommendations For PunBB versions 1.3 through 1.3.1, consider disabling the login functionality until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the login.php file to minimize the risk of XSS attacks. Avoid using the password field in the login.php file until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5433

Affected Products

Punbb

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5433 · Security Note
• http://punbb.informer.com · Vendor Advisory
• http://punbb.informer.com/forums/topic/20475/punbb-132 · Note
• http://punbb.informer.com/wiki/punbb13/bugs#possible_xss_in_login · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/3 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33059 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5433 · Note