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JForum jforum.page start Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72515

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The version of JForum installed on the remote host fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'start' parameter of the 'jforum.page' script. An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.

Note that the application is also likely to be affected by other cross-site scripting vulnerabilities involving the same script but different parameters.

See Also

https://www.zerodaylab.com/zdl-advisories/2012-5337.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72515

File Name: jforum_jforum_page_multiple_xss.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Published: 2/14/2014

Updated: 6/4/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

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:jforum:jforum

Required KB Items: www/JForum

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5337

BID: 58164

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