Info

Disclosure

Mar 29, 2012

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Mar 29, 2012

Solution

Unknown

Description

b2evolution contains a flaw that allows a remote cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate the message body upon submission to the blogs/blog1.php script. This may allow a user to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between their browser and the server.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

b2evolution

4.1.3

References

CVE ID: 2012-5911 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 52783
ISS X-Force ID: 74458
Related OSVDB ID: 80671
Other Advisory URL: http://b2evolution.net/news/2012/04/06/b2evolution-4-1-4-stable
http://vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=482
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111294/B2Evolution-CMS-4.1.3-SQL-Injection.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/80672