Phorum 5.0.14 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.0.14. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0783. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Phorum 5.0.14 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum before 5.0.14a allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an attached file.

The bug was discovered 03/22/2005. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 by Jon Oberheide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0783 since 03/20/2005. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17350 (Phorum < 5.0.15 Multiple 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 to version 5.0.14a eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (25223), Tenable (17350), SecurityFocus (BID 12800†), OSVDB (14660†) and Secunia (SA14554†). The entry VDB-24620 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 17350
Nessus Name: Phorum < 5.0.15 Multiple XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Phorum 5.0.14a

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03/11/2005 🔍
03/14/2005 +3 days 🔍
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03/17/2005 +3 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +41 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
09/14/2025 +3841 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jon Oberheide
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0783 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0783
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24619
SecurityFocus: 12800 - Phorum Multiple Subject and Attachment HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14554 - Phorum Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 14660 - Phorum location cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 7376 - Multiple Cross-site Scripting Attacks in Phorum, Medium

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

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 09/14/2025 02:02
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (70), 05/30/2019 22:09 (3), 09/14/2025 02:02 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:64A:103

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