Zorum Forum index.php cross-site scripting
| zorum-forum-index-xss (19598) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Zorum Forum is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'offset', 'tid', 'fromid', 'sortby', 'fromfrommethod', or 'fromfromlist' parameter to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Zorum Forum (3.0 or later), available from the Zorum Web site. See References.
References:
- Zorum Web site: ZORUM.
- BID-12777: PHPOutsourcing Zorum Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0675: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php for Zorum 3.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) list or (2) frommethod parameters.
- CVE-2006-3333: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Zorum Forum 3.5 allows remote attackers to inject web script or HTML via the multiple unspecified parameters, including the (1) frommethod, (2) list, and (3) method, which are reflected in an error message. NOTE: some of these vectors might be resultant from SQL injection.
- SA9497: Zorum Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1013365: Zorum Input Validation Holes in `list` and `frommethod` and Other Fields Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Platforms Affected:
- PhpOutsourcing Zorum 3.5
Reported:
Mar 04, 2005
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