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Secunia Security Advisory 48519

Secunia Security Advisory 48519
Posted Mar 26, 2012
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the vBShout module for vBulletin, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks and by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

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Secunia Security Advisory 48519

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TITLE:
vBulletin vbShout Module Cross-Site Scripting and Script Insertion
Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48519

VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48519/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48519

RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-26

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/48519/#comments

AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA:
* Last Update
* Popularity
* Comments
* Criticality Level
* Impact
* Where
* Solution Status
* Operating System / Software
* CVE Reference(s)

http://secunia.com/advisories/48519/

ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA:
* Authentication Level
* Report Reliability
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* Systems Affected
* Approve Distribution
* Remediation Status
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48519

ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI:
* AUTOMATED SCANNING

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the vBShout module for
vBulletin, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct
script insertion attacks and by malicious people to conduct
cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Input passed to the "message" parameter in vbshout.php (when "do"
is set to "archive" and "instanceid" is valid) is not properly
sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site.

This vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 6.0.4.

2) Input passed via the "reportreason" and "modnotes" parameters in
Shout Reports is not properly sanitised before being used. This can
be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be
executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site
if malicious data is viewed.

This vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 6.0.6.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 6.0.6.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) Avram Marius Gabriel.
2) Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DragonByte Technologies:
http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/f4/vbshout-v6-0-4-security-release-6830/
http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/f4/vbactivity-vbshout-forumon-rpg-vbdownloads-vbquiz-updates-security-releases-6876/

Avram Marius Gabriel:
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111160/vBulletin-vBShout-6.0.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

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About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

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Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.

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