PT-2012-5625 · Gnu · Gnuboard

Published 2012-09-06 · Updated 2012-09-10 · CVE-2012-4873

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 GNUBoard versions prior to 4.34.21

Description A cross-site scripting issue exists due to insufficient validation of user input in the filename parameter of the file download function. This allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.34.21, update to version 4.34.21 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the file download function to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the filename parameter in the affected function until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4873

Affected Products

Gnuboard

References · 7

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/52622 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/36973 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/18627 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48458 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4873 · Security Note
• http://sir.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=g4_pds&wr_id=7156 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4873 · Note