Phorum 5.1.21 Settings admin.php smiley_id cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phorum 5.1.21. This affects an unknown function of the file admin.php of the component Settings Module. This manipulation of the argument smiley_id causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-2248. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.1.21 (Forum Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file admin.php of the component Settings Module. The manipulation of the argument smiley_id with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) group_id parameter in the groups module or (2) the smiley_id parameter in the smileys modsettings module.

The weakness was published 04/19/2007 by Janek Vind (Website). The advisory is shared at waraxe.us. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2248 since 04/25/2007. 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 public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 5.1.22 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (29887), SecurityFocus (BID 23616†), OSVDB (35057†), Secunia (SA24932†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017936†). Similar entries are available at VDB-36470, VDB-36469, VDB-36387 and VDB-36386. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Phorum 5.1.22

Timelineinfo

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04/23/2007 +2 days 🔍
04/25/2007 +2 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2879 days 🔍
11/09/2025 +3894 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: waraxe.us
Researcher: Janek Vind
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2248 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36385
SecurityFocus: 23616 - Phorum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24932
OSVDB: 35057 - Phorum admin.php Groups Module group_id Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1017936

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

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 11/09/2025 09:19
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (67), 08/29/2018 09:49 (1), 11/09/2025 09:19 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:0D8:103

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