miniBB 3.1 Cross Site Scripting

miniBB 3.1 Cross Site Scripting

miniBB 3.1 - Cross-site Scripting
Advisory ID: miniBB 3.1 Cross Site Scripting

miniBB 3.1 - Cross-site Scripting
Advisory ID: RO-15-003
CVE ID: CVE-2015-2262
Severity: Medium
Vendor: miniBB
Product: miniBB Forum
Version: 3.1


Overview #

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in miniBB Forum version 3.1. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Vulnerability Details #

Affected Versions: 3.1 and earlier

Root Cause: Insufficient input validation and output encoding allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.


Exploitation Requirements #

No authentication required
Victim must visit a crafted URL or page

Impact #

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to:

Steal forum user session cookies
Perform actions on behalf of users
Post malicious content

Proof of Concept #

Details available upon request.


Solution #

Upgrade to a patched version of miniBB that includes proper input sanitization and output encoding.


References #

CVE-2015-2262

Timeline:

[2015-01-01] - Discovered

Credits: Omar Kurt