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Minibb CVE-2018-6506

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2018-02-12 cve@mitre.org
4.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
4.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Feb 12, 2018 - 04:29 nvd
MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the Add Forum feature in the Administrative Panel in miniBB 3.2.2 via crafted use of an onload attribute of an SVG element in the supertitle field.

AnalysisAI

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the Add Forum feature in the Administrative Panel in miniBB 3.2.2 via crafted use of an onload attribute of an SVG element in the supertitle field. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the Add Forum feature in the Administrative Panel in miniBB 3.2.2 via crafted use of an onload attribute of an SVG element in the supertitle field. Affected products include: Minibb.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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