Phorum 5.2.x < 5.2.17 'control.php' 'real_name' XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56240

Synopsis

The remote web application may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability

Description

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

http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/184/45/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56240

File Name: phorum_5_2_17.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: remote

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: www/phorum, Settings/ParanoidReport

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

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