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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> CGI abuses >> phpBB <= 2.0.16 Nested BBCode URL Tags Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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phpBB <= 2.0.16 Nested BBCode URL Tags Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability |
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Checks for nested BBCode URL tags cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB <= 2.0.16 Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP application affected by a cross- site scripting issue. Description : According to its banner, the remote host is running a version of phpBB that fails to sanitize BBCode containing nested URL tags, which enables attackers to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed in a user's browser within the context of the affected site. See also : http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/404300/30/0/threaded Solution : Upgrade to phpBB version 2.0.17 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/A:N/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 14151 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Tenable Network Security |
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