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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phorum 5.0.7 Beta (Forum Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument subject
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Phorum, possibly 5.0.7 beta and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the subject parameter.
The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2242 since 07/17/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
By approaching the search of inurl:search.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14185 (Phorum search.php subject Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16831) and Tenable (14185).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 14185
Nessus Name: Phorum search.php subject Parameter XSS
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Timeline
07/27/2004 🔍07/28/2004 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: xforce.iss.netStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-2242 (🔍)
X-Force: 16831
SecurityTracker: 1010787
Vulnerability Center: 4995 - Phorum Search.php Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10822 - Phorum Search Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/09/2015 16:19Updated: 05/24/2019 08:39
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (65), 05/24/2019 08:39 (5)
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