Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admincp/apilog.php in vBulletin 4.2.2 and earlier, and 5.0.x through 5.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted XMLRPC API request, as demonstrated using the client name.
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 4.x/5.x - AdminCP/ApiLog via xmlrpc API (Authenticated) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting EDB-40114 · webapps · Oct 12, 2014
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1031000 vdb-entry
- 20141014 Re: CVE-2013-2021 - vBulletin 5.x/4.x - persistent XSS in AdminCP/ApiLog via xmlrpc API (post-auth) mailing-list
- 20141013 CVE-2013-2021 - vBulletin 5.x/4.x - persistent XSS in AdminCP/ApiLog via xmlrpc API (post-auth) mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128691/vBulletin-5.x-4.x-Persistent-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- vbulletin-cve20142021-xss(97026) vdb-entry
- 70577 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2014-2021