Simple Machines Forum (SMF) Sources/Register.php cross-site scripting
| smf-register-xss (24915) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Sources/Register.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'X-Forwarded-For' header to execute script in an administrator's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Simple Machines, SMF 1.0.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Simple Machines Forum (1.0.7 or later), available from the Simple Machines Forum Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- eVuln Advisory EV0086, Simple Machines Forum - SMF 'X-Forwarded-For' XSS Vulnerability at http://www.evuln.com/vulns/86/summary.html.
- Simple Machines Web site, Simple Machines at http://www.simplemachines.org/.
- BID-16841: Simple Machines X-Forwarded-For HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0896: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sources/Register.php in Simple Machine Forum (SMF) 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header field.
- OSVDB ID: 23480: Simple Machines Forum (SMF) Register.php X-Forwarded-For XSS
- SA19004: Simple Machines Forum "X-Forwarded-For" Script Insertion
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0726: Simple Machines Forum X-Forwarded-For Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 24, 2006
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