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phpBB < 2.0.7 Multiple XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 12093

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Synopsis

A remote CGI is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

Description

There are cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the files 'ViewTopic.php' and 'ViewForum.php' in the remote installation of phpBB.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.7 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 12093

File Name: phpbb_xss.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: remote

Published: 3/14/2004

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phpbb_group:phpbb

Required KB Items: www/phpBB

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1809

BID: 9865, 9866

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990