Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin 3.7.2 PL1 and 3.6.10 PL3, when "Show New Private Message Notification Pop-Up" is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a private message subject (aka newpm[title]).
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 3.6.10/3.7.2 - '$newpm[title]' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-32285 · webapps · Aug 20, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 30777 vdb-entry
- 31552 third-party-advisory
- vbulletin-message-xss(44576) vdb-entry
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=282133
- 1020727 vdb-entry
- 4182 third-party-advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vbulletin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability
- 20080820 CORE-2008-0813 - vBulletin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability mailing-list