phpMyForum 4.0/4.1/4.1.3 topic.php highlight cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyForum 4.0/4.1/4.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file topic.php. This manipulation of the argument highlight causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3149. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpMyForum 4.0/4.1/4.1.3 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file topic.php. The manipulation of the argument highlight 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 topic.php in phpMyForum 4.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the highlight parameter.

The weakness was shared 06/20/2006 by r0t (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3149 since 06/22/2006. 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 and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:topic.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27250), SecurityFocus (BID 18542†), OSVDB (26678†) and Secunia (SA20678†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: r0t
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30919
X-Force: 27250 - phpMyForum topic.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 18542 - PHPMyForum Topic.php Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 20678 - phpMyForum "highlight" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 26678 - phpMyForum topic.php highlight Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2006-2437

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/29/2018 12:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (57), 07/29/2018 12:52 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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