First published: Wed Apr 30 2014(Updated: )
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in vBulletin 5.1.1 Alpha 9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the PATH_INFO to privatemessage/new/, (2) the folderid parameter to a private message in privatemessage/view, (3) a fragment indicator to /help, or (4) the view parameter to a topic, as demonstrated by a request to forum/anunturi-importante/rst-power/67030-rst-admin-restore.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
vBulletin | =5.1.1-alpha9 | |
=5.1.1-alpha9 |
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CVE-2014-3135 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow cross-site scripting attacks.
To fix CVE-2014-3135, update vBulletin to a version that has patched these XSS vulnerabilities.
CVE-2014-3135 allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting attacks, potentially injecting arbitrary web scripts or HTML.
CVE-2014-3135 specifically affects vBulletin version 5.1.1 Alpha 9.
The vulnerabilities in CVE-2014-3135 impact several components including the private message functionality and help pages.