Published:2009/04/27  Last Updated:2009/04/28

JVN#11396739
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in MiniBBS from CGI RESCUE

Overview

MiniBBS from CGI RESCUE contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • MiniBBS v10 - 10.31 and earlier
  • MiniBBS v9 - 9.07 and earlier
  • MiniBBS v8 - 8.94 and earlier
  • MiniBBS v8t - 8.93t and earlier

Description

MiniBBS is a message board script provided by CGI RESCUE, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Impact

An arbitrary script may be executed on the user's web browser.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the vendor.

Vendor Status

Vendor Link
CGI RESCUE FORM2MAIL, MiniBBS22 and MiniBBS vulnerability information (Japanese Only)
MiniBBS (Japanese Only)

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

This vulnerability has been fixed and an updated version was released on December 13, 2008.

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2009.04.27

Measures Conditions Severity
Access Required Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets
  • High
Authentication None - anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)
  • High
User Interaction Required Simple - the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file
  • Medium
Exploit Complexity Low - little to no expertise and/or luck required to exploit (cross-site scripting)
  • High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2009-1588
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2009-000022

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