Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Boinc Forum 5.10.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to forum_forum.php, or the search_string parameter to forum_text_search_action.php in a (2) titles or (3) bodies search.
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 2
- BOINC 5.10.20 - 'forum_forum.php?id' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-30575 · webapps · Sep 12, 2007 · verified
- BOINC 5.10.20 - 'text_search_action.php?search_string' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-30576 · webapps · Sep 12, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3139 third-party-advisory
- boinc-forum-search-xss(36577) vdb-entry
- 25644 vdb-entry
- 20070912 Boinc Forum Cross Site Scripting Vulrnability mailing-list