Snitz Forums response splitting attack
| snitz-response-splitting (17421) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Snitz Forums 2000 is vulnerable to an HTTP response splitting attack. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP POST request, a remote attacker could cause the server to return a split response, which would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Snitz (3.4.05 or later), available from the Snitz Forums 2000 Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Sep 16 2004 - 10:00:23 CDT: ADVISORY: security hole (http response splitting) in snitz forums 2000.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 25 2005 - 10:37:02 CST: Re: ADVISORY: security hole (http response splitting) in snitz forums 2000.
- Snitz Forums 2000 Web site: Snitz Forums 2000.
- BID-11201: Snitz Forums Down.ASP HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1687: CRLF injection vulnerability in down.asp for Snitz Forums 2000 3.4.04 allows remote attackers to perform HTTP Response Splitting attacks to modify expected HTML content from the server via the location parameter.
- SA12590: Snitz Forums 2000 HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Snitz Snitz Forums 2000 3.4.04
Reported:
Sep 16, 2004
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