Phorum up to 5.0.17a register.php Username cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum up to 5.0.17a. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file register.php. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-2836. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum up to 5.0.17a (Forum Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file register.php. The manipulation of the argument username 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Phorum 5.0.17a and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the username parameter to register.php or (2) a signature of a logged-in user in "My Control Center," which is not properly handled by control.php.

The weakness was presented 09/07/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2836 since 09/07/2005. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:register.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19584 (Phorum register.php Username Field 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 (22107), Tenable (19584), SecurityFocus (BID 14726†), OSVDB (19157†) and Secunia (SA16667†). 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 19584
Nessus Name: Phorum register.php Username Field XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 19584
OpenVAS Name: Phorum register.php Cross-Site Scripting
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26243
X-Force: 22107
SecurityFocus: 14726 - Phorum Register.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 16667 - Phorum "Username" Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19157 - Phorum Cookie User Credential Storage
Vulnerability Center: 9120 - Phorum <5.0.18 Cross-Site Scripting Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/09/2019 10:05
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (69), 06/09/2019 10:05 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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