Ledscripts.com Forums index.php top_message/topic cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ledscripts.com Forums. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument top_message/topic results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-1197. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ledscripts.com Forums (Forum Software) (version now known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument top_message/topic 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 index.php for Ledscripts.com LedForums Beta 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) top_message parameter or (2) topic field of a new thread.

The weakness was disclosed 10/30/2003 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1197 since 05/04/2005. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13563), Exploit-DB (23313), SecurityFocus (BID 8934†) and Secunia (SA10113†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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05/04/2005 +552 days 🔍
08/15/2014 +3390 days 🔍
01/03/2025 +3794 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20922
X-Force: 13563 - LedForums embed script in topic-field can redirect forum category
SecurityFocus: 8934 - Ledscripts LedForums Multiple Fileds HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 10113

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 15:57
Updated: 01/03/2025 03:04
Changes: 08/15/2014 15:57 (50), 05/04/2019 11:24 (5), 01/03/2025 03:04 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:0AF:103

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