txtForum 1.0.4 Dev index.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in txtForum 1.0.4 Dev. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-1204. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in txtForum 1.0.4 Dev (Forum Software). Affected is an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in txtForum 1.0.4-dev and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) prev, (2) next, and (3) rand5 parameters in (a) index.php; the (4) r_username and (5) r_loc parameters in (b) new_topic.php; the (6) r_num, (7) r_family_name, (8) r_icq, (9) r_yahoo, (10) r_aim, (11) r_homepage, (12) r_interests, (13) r_about, (14) selected1, (15) selected0, (16) signature_selected1, (17) signature_selected0, (18) smile_selected1, (19) smile_selected0, (20) ubb_selected1, and (21) ubb_selected0 parameters in (c) profile.php; the (22) quote and (23) tid parameters in (d) reply.php; and the (24) tid, (25) sticked, and (26) mid parameters in (e) view_topic.php.

The weakness was disclosed 03/09/2006 by Nenad Jovanovic as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1204 since 03/14/2006. 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 exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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:index.php 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 17054†) and OSVDB (23953†). The entry VDB-29171 is pretty similar. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

03/09/2006 🔍
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03/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2006 +4 days 🔍
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07/08/2021 +2310 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nenad Jovanovic
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29172
X-Force: 25132
SecurityFocus: 17054 - txtForum Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 23953 - txtForum index.php Multiple Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/08/2021 11:17
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (55), 08/31/2017 10:57 (4), 07/08/2021 11:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:A1D:103

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