Lukas Waldauf PHPFreeForum 1.0 error.php Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lukas Waldauf PHPFreeForum 1.0 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file error.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Message results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6437. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Lukas Waldauf PHPFreeForum 1.0 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown part of the file error.php. The manipulation of the argument message with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeForum 1.0 RC2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) message parameter to error.php, and the (2) nickname and (3) randomid parameters to part/menu.php.

The weakness was presented 05/22/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6437 since 03/06/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After 1 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:error.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 (42586), Exploit-DB (31822), SecurityFocus (BID 29337†), OSVDB (45607†) and Secunia (SA30372†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2008 🔍
05/22/2008 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2008 +1 days 🔍
05/26/2008 +3 days 🔍
03/06/2009 +283 days 🔍
03/06/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2202 days 🔍
09/15/2025 +3835 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47043
X-Force: 42586 - phpFreeForum error.php and menu.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 29337 - phpFreeForum Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30372
OSVDB: 45607 - phpFreeForum error.php message Parameter XSS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 09/15/2025 09:49
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (57), 10/31/2018 07:21 (5), 09/15/2025 09:49 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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