Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ScareCrow 2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the forum parameter to (1) forum.cgi and (2) post.cgi, or (3) the user parameter to profile.cgi.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 3
- ScareCrow 2.13 - 'forum.cgi?forum' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-26861 · webapps · Dec 16, 2005 · verified
- ScareCrow 2.13 - 'profile.cgi?user' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-26862 · webapps · Dec 16, 2005 · verified
- ScareCrow 2.13 - 'post.cgi?forum' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-26863 · webapps · Dec 16, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/scarecrow-message-board-xss-vuln.html
- ADV-2005-2937 vdb-entry
- 21778 vdb-entry
- 21777 vdb-entry
- 15915 vdb-entry
- 21779 vdb-entry
- 18084 third-party-advisory