Phorum < 5.0.18 register.php XSS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3203

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

Description

The remote version of Phorum contains a script called 'register.php' that is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. An attacker may exploit this problem to steal the authentication credentials of third party users.

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.0.18 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 3203

Family: Web Servers

Published: 9/6/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 19584

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phorum:phorum

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2836

BID: 14726

Detections

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