VDB-27356 · CVE-2005-4072 · BID 15774

CFMagic Magic Forum Personal up to 2.5 search_forums.cfm Words cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CFMagic Magic Forum Personal up to 2.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file search_forums.cfm. Such manipulation of the argument Words leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4072. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CFMagic Magic Forum Personal up to 2.5 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file search_forums.cfm. The manipulation of the argument Words 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CFMagic Magic Forum Personal 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Words parameter in search_forums.cfm, as used in the "Search For:" field.

The weakness was released 12/07/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4072 since 12/08/2005. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:search_forums.cfm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 15774†) and Secunia (SA17935†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27357, VDB-27355 and VDB-83296. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

CFMagic

Name

Magic Forum Personal

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB 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: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2005 🔍
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12/08/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3380 days 🔍
07/28/2017 +870 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27356
SecurityFocus: 15774 - CFMagic Multiple Products Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17935 - Magic Forum Personal Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2005-2794

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/28/2017 10:17
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (57), 07/28/2017 10:17 (1)
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