Phorum 5.1.21 Settings Module admin.php smiley_id cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.1.21 (Forum Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file admin.php of the component Settings Module. The manipulation of the argument smiley_id
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) group_id parameter in the groups module or (2) the smiley_id parameter in the smileys modsettings module.
The weakness was published 04/19/2007 by Janek Vind (Website). The advisory is shared at waraxe.us. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2248 since 04/25/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 5.1.22 eliminates this vulnerability.
Similar entries are available at 36470, 36469, 36387 and 36386.
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Phorum 5.1.22
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: waraxe.usResearcher: Janek Vind
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2248 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1017936
SecurityFocus: 23616 - Phorum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24932
OSVDB: 35057 - Phorum admin.php Groups Module group_id Parameter XSS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 14:56Updated: 08/29/2018 09:49
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (67), 08/29/2018 09:49 (1)
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