Phorum 5.2.18 admin.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.2.18. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file admin.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4561. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phorum 5.2.18 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown function of the file admin.php. The manipulation 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in Phorum 5.2.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to admin/index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was published 11/28/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4561 since 11/28/2011. 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.

The exploit is shared for download 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.

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 Exploit-DB (36201), SecurityFocus (BID 49920†), OSVDB (76026†) and Secunia (SA46282†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for 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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OpenVAS ID: 802530
OpenVAS Name: Phorum admin.php Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Timelineinfo

10/03/2011 🔍
10/04/2011 +1 days 🔍
11/28/2011 +55 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1211 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +3571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-4561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59535
SecurityFocus: 49920 - Phorum 'admin/index.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 46282 - Phorum "admin.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 76026

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/31/2024 08:33
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 02/13/2019 10:37 (2), 12/31/2024 08:33 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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