Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) group_id parameter in the groups module or (2) the smiley_id parameter in the smileys modsettings module.
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 2
- Phorum 5.1.20 - 'admin.php?Groups Module group_id' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-29887 · webapps · Apr 23, 2007 · verified
- Phorum 5.1.20 - 'admin.php?modsettings Module smiley_id' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-29888 · webapps · Apr 23, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-49.html
- http://www.phorum.org/story.php?76
- 1017936 vdb-entry
- 24932 third-party-advisory
- 35058 vdb-entry
- 20070419 [waraxe-2007-SA#049] - Multiple vulnerabilities in Phorum 5.1.20 mailing-list
- 2617 third-party-advisory
- 23616 vdb-entry
- 35057 vdb-entry