Description
member2.php in vBulletin 2.2.9 and earlier does not properly restrict the $perpage variable to be an integer, which causes an error message to be reflected back to the user without quoting, which facilitates cross-site scripting (XSS) and possibly other attacks.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- vBulletin 2.0.x/2.2.x - 'members2.php' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-22042 · webapps · Nov 25, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- vbulletin-member2-perpage-xss(10701) vdb-entry
- 6246 vdb-entry
- 20021123 vBulletin XSS Injection Vulnerability mailing-list
- 3229 third-party-advisory