Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeForum 1.0 RC2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) message parameter to error.php, and the (2) nickname and (3) randomid parameters to part/menu.php.
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
- PHPFreeForum 1.0 rc2 - 'error.php?message' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31821 · webapps · May 22, 2008 · verified
- PHPFreeForum 1.0 rc2 - '/part/menu.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities EDB-31822 · webapps · May 22, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- phpfreeforum-error-menu-xss(42586) vdb-entry
- 20080522 PHPFreeForum <= 1.0 RC2 Remote XSS Vulnerability mailing-list
- 30372 third-party-advisory
- 45608 vdb-entry
- 45607 vdb-entry
- 29337 vdb-entry