CVE-2002-0535 describes cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PostBoard 2.0.1 and earlier versions, as well as PostNuke implementations. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary script in a victim's browser by injecting malicious code either through an [IMG] tag when BBCode is enabled or within a topic title. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. The FAUCET Risk Score is 84/100, suggesting a significant risk. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, demonstrating script injection via BBCode IMG tags and topic titles. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postboard:postboard:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postboard:postboard:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.70CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.71CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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