Phorum 5.0.11 search.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.0.11. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file search.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2241. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.0.11 (Forum Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file search.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum 5.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via search.php. NOTE: some sources have reported that the affected file is read.php, but this is inconsistent with the vendor s patch.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by Positive Technologies with Positive Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2241 since 07/17/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:search.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17846), SecurityFocus (BID 11538†), Secunia (SA12980†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011921†). The entry VDB-23146 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

Phorum

Version

5.0.11

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

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10/25/2004 🔍
10/26/2004 +1 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +66 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Positive Technologies
Organization: Positive Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23147
X-Force: 17846 - Phorum cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 11538 - Phorum Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12980 - Phorum Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1011921

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/25/2018 09:12
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (57), 06/25/2018 09:12 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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