Detections
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Phorum 5.2.x < 5.2.17 'control.php' 'real_name' XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 56240
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Synopsis
The remote web application may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerabilityDescription
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Phorum 5.2.x hosted on the remote website is earlier than 5.2.17 and therefore may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.The parameter 'real_name' is not properly sanitized by the script 'control.php' before it is passed to the user. This could be exploited to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser session in the context of the affected site.
Note that Nessus did not actually test for the flaw but instead has relied on the version in Phorum's login page.
Solution
Update to Phorum version 5.2.17 or later.See Also
https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64,149490,149490#msg-149490
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 56240
File Name: phorum_5_2_17.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 9/21/2011
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, 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:phorum:phorum
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/phorum
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3392
BID: 49347