# CVE-2005-4621: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the editavatar page in vBulletin 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the editavatar page in vBulletin 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL in the remote avatar url field, in which the URL generates a parsing error, and possibly requiring a trailing extension such as .jpg.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16128
- http://www.osvdb.org/21373
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166391
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/11/vbulletin-351-xss-vuln.html

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