FKIE_CVE-2014-2021

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-10-25 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:05
Severity
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admincp/apilog.php in vBulletin 4.2.2 and earlier, and 5.0.x through 5.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted XMLRPC API request, as demonstrated using the client name.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128691/vBulletin-5.x-4.x-Persistent-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/55Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/63
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70577Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031000
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97026
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2014-2021Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128691/vBulletin-5.x-4.x-Persistent-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/55Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/63
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70577Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031000
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97026
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2014-2021Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vbulletin vbulletin *
vbulletin vbulletin 5.0.0
vbulletin vbulletin 5.0.1
vbulletin vbulletin 5.0.2
vbulletin vbulletin 5.0.3
vbulletin vbulletin 5.0.4
vbulletin vbulletin 5.0.5
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