Aztek Forum 4.0 search.php email cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Aztek Forum 4.0. This affects an unknown function of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument email results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-2725. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Aztek Forum 4.0 (Forum Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument email with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Aztek Forum 4.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the search parameter in (a) search.php, (2) the email parameter in (b) subscribe.php, and (3) the return and (4) title parameters in (c) forum_2.php.

The weakness was disclosed 11/12/2004 by Benji Lemien (Benjilenoob) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2725 since 10/06/2007. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 15785 (Aztek Forum Multiple Script 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 (18057), Exploit-DB (24731), Tenable (15785), SecurityFocus (BID 11654†) and OSVDB (11704†). The entries VDB-82201 and VDB-82202 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 15785
Nessus Name: Aztek Forum Multiple Script XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 15785
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Benji Lemien (Benjilenoob)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23592
X-Force: 18057
SecurityFocus: 11654 - Aztek Forum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13202 - Aztek Forum Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 11704 - Aztek Forum forum_2.php Multiple Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1012213

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

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 02/10/2025 13:02
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (77), 04/22/2019 09:17 (3), 02/10/2025 13:02 (21)
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