Phorum 5.0.14 Control Panel follow.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Phorum 5.0.14. This affects an unknown part of the file follow.php of the component Control Panel. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-0784. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.0.14 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file follow.php of the component Control Panel. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Phorum before 5.0.15 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the subject line to follow.php or (2) the subject line in the user s personal control panel.

The weakness was published 05/02/2005 by Jon Oberheide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0784 since 03/20/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:follow.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. 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 5.0.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (17350), SecurityFocus (BID 12800†), Secunia (SA14554†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7376†). Similar entry is available at VDB-24619. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 17350
Nessus Name: Phorum < 5.0.15 Multiple XSS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Phorum 5.0.15

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03/11/2005 🔍
03/14/2005 +3 days 🔍
03/17/2005 +3 days 🔍
03/20/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +43 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
06/22/2024 +3391 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jon Oberheide
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24620
SecurityFocus: 12800
Secunia: 14554 - Phorum Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 7376

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/22/2024 01:01
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (58), 07/07/2018 10:09 (7), 06/22/2024 01:01 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:0C2:103

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