Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE affects older Tapatalk plugins for WoltLab Burning Board 4.0. A crafted request could make a forum page return attacker-controlled script or HTML, creating a cross-site scripting risk for forum users and administrators. Exposure is likely limited to public WoltLab Burning Board 4.0 forums still running the Tapatalk com.tapatalk.wbb4 plugin before 1.1.2. Automated asset matching may be weak because the CVE record lacks normalized affected CPEs. Treat this as a targeted web application hygiene issue, not an enterprise-wide emergency. Prioritize if legacy public forums exist, especially where administrators use the same browser sessions for forum management. Mitigation focus: Upgrade the Tapatalk WoltLab plugin to 1.1.2 or a vendor-supported later release.; Disable the Tapatalk plugin if an update is not immediately possible.; Check Tapatalk and WoltLab guidance for any additional vendor-recommended fixes..
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- https://support.tapatalk.com/threads/tapatalk-for-woltlab-plugin-release-announcement-and-changelog.19540CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2014-015/-cross-site-scripting-in-tapatalk-plugin-for-woltlab-burning-board-4-0CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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