PHP-Fusion avatar cross-site scripting

phpfusion-avatar-xss (27537) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

PHP-Fusion is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using uploaded avatars or forum image attachments to execute arbitrary script in a victim's Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials including administrator credentials.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.7
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 2.7
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of PHP-Fusion (6.01.3 or later), available from the PHP-Fusion Web site. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jul 01 2006 - 17:26:18 CDT: Php-Fusion (Xss) With Avatar Upload.
  • PHP-Fusion Web Site: PHP-Fusion Deutsche Support Seite.
  • BID-18787: PHP-Fusion Avatar Image Edit_profile.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-3555: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in submit.php in PHP-Fusion before 6.01.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using edit_profile.php to upload a (1) avatar or (2) forum image attachment that has a .gif or .jpg extension, and begins with a GIF header followed by JavaScript code, which is executed by Internet Explorer.
  • SA20904: PHP-Fusion Image Script Insertion Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-2655: PHP-Fusion Avatar Images Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.0.105
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.0.106
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.0.107
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.100
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.101
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.102
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.103
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.104
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.105
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.106
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.107
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.108
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.109
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.110
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.200
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.204
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.205
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.206
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.207
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.3
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.300
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.303
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.304
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.306
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.00.307
  • PHP Fusion PHP Fusion 6.01.2

Reported:

Jul 01, 2006

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