CVE-2004-0091 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML or scripts via the registration page, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-0091?

CVE-2004-0091 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 22 Jan 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in register.php for unknown versions of vBulletin allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the reg_site (or possibly regsite) parameter. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying "There is no hidden field called 'reg_site', nor any $reg_site variable anywhere in the vBulletin 2 or vBulletin 3 source code or templates, nor has it ever existed. We can only assume that this vulnerability was found in a site running code modified from that supplied by Jelsoft.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0091?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jelsoft Vbulletin.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0091?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0091 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-2004-0091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Jelsoft Vbulletin vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wm9h-x535-wxff.

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