Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.
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 1
- Phorum 5.2.18 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities EDB-37683 · webapps · Aug 29, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20120829 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Phorum mailing-list
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23109
- 50445 third-party-advisory
- 55275 vdb-entry
- phorum-group-xss(78124) vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116057/Phorum-5.2.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64%2C151943