phpBB XS 2 profile.php selfdes cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpBB XS 2 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file profile.php. The manipulation of the argument selfdes leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5033. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpBB XS 2 (Forum Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the file profile.php. The manipulation of the argument selfdes with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profile.php in phpBB XS 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the selfdes parameter in a profile_info editprofile action.

The weakness was shared 09/20/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5033 since 09/21/2007. 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 as well as a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:profile.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 X-Force (36707), SecurityFocus (BID 25750†) and OSVDB (38884†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/20/2007 🔍
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09/21/2007 +1 days 🔍
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11/28/2007 +68 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2664 days 🔍
10/29/2017 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5033 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38909
X-Force: 36707 - phpBB XS profile.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 25750 - phpBB XS Profile.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38884 - phpBB XS profile.php selfdes Parameter XSS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 10/29/2017 14:18
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 10/29/2017 14:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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