FKIE_CVE-2008-3773

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-22 16:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin 3.7.2 PL1 and 3.6.10 PL3, when "Show New Private Message Notification Pop-Up" is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a private message subject (aka newpm[title]).
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121933258013788&w=2Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31552Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4182
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.coresecurity.com/content/vbulletin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilityPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30777
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020727
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=282133Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44576
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121933258013788&w=2Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31552Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4182
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vbulletin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilityPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30777
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020727
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=282133Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44576
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vbulletin vbulletin 3.6.10
vbulletin vbulletin 3.7.2
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