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SimpleboardApplication · Two Shoes Mambo Factory

CVE-2006-2815

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-06-05
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Two Shoes M-Factory (TSMF) SimpleBoard 1.1.0 Stable (aka com_simpleboard), as used in Mambo and Joomla!, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Name field in "post ne topic" in the Frontend, (2) the Title (aka Community-Title) field in Simpleboard Configuration in the Backend Admin Panel, and the (3) Name (aka Forum-Title) and (4) Name (aka Category-Title) fields in Simpleboard Administration in the Backend Admin Panel. NOTE: some sources have stated that the sb_authorname parameter is affected, but it is unclear which field is related to it.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities exist in SimpleBoard 1.1.0 Stable component for Joomla!/Mambo. User-supplied input in the Name field (frontend post topic), Community-Title (backend configuration), Forum-Title, and Category-Title (both in backend administration) is not properly sanitized before storage and rendering, allowing injection of arbitrary JavaScript/HTML.

MitigationImplement input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied fields in SimpleBoard. Upgrade to a patched version of the component if available, or disable the affected component until remediation is complete.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
SimpleboardApplication
Affected:= 1.1.0_stable

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm SimpleBoard component installation
    Locate the SimpleBoard component files in the Joomla/Mambo installation directory, typically under /components/com_simpleboard/ or check the component manifest/version file
    Affected if SimpleBoard is installed and the version file shows 1.1.0_stable
  2. Verify exact version number
    Read the version.php or manifest file in the SimpleBoard component directory to confirm the installed version
    Affected if Version is exactly 1.1.0_stable (the only affected version)
  3. Confirm frontend posting is enabled
    Check SimpleBoard configuration settings in backend (Components > SimpleBoard > Configuration) or inspect the database table for sb_config where frontend posting parameters are stored
    Affected if Frontend topic posting is enabled and users can submit to the Name field
  4. Check backend administrative access exists
    Verify administrator access to SimpleBoard backend (administrator/index.php?option=com_simpleboard) and examine the configuration panel for Community-Title, and the forum/category management pages for Forum-Title and Category-Title fields
    Affected if Backend administrator access is available and these configuration fields exist in the UI
  5. Inspect stored values in vulnerable fields
    Query the database tables (typically sb_posts for Name, sb_config for Community-Title, sb_forums for Forum-Title, sb_categories for Category-Title) to see if any stored values contain script tags, javascript: URIs, or HTML event attributes
    Affected if Any of these fields contain unsanitized HTML/JavaScript that could execute when rendered

You are affected if SimpleBoard version 1.1.0_stable is installed AND either frontend posting or backend administration is accessible, with unsanitized input present in the vulnerable Name, Community-Title, Forum-Title, or Category-Title fields.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied fields in SimpleBoard. Upgrade to a patched version of the component if available, or disable the affected component until remediation is complete.

Fix this in Simpleboard Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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