MyBB 1.0.1/1.0.2 Notepad - 'usercp.php' HTML Injection

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16361/info

MyBB is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a lack of proper sanitization of user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would be executed in the context of the affected website, potentially allowing for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials. An attacker could also exploit this issue to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.

The following proof of concept is available:

http://www.example.com/usercp.php?action=notepad

notepad=&lt;/textarea&gt;<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>