CVE-2002-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Reflected XSS in vBulletin allows attackers to inject scripts via the perpage parameter, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2235?
CVE-2002-2235 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 14 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
member2.php in vBulletin 2.2.9 and earlier does not properly restrict the $perpage variable to be an integer, which causes an error message to be reflected back to the user without quoting, which facilitates cross-site scripting (XSS) and possibly other attacks.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2235?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jelsoft Vbulletin.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2002-2235 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2235 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Jelsoft Vbulletin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46fc-9xfj-r45q.