A-Forum unspecified scripts cross-site scripting
| aforum-unspecified-xss (31610) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
A-Forum is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by various unspecified scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the sujet or the psuedo form fields to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- APD-Soft, A-Forum
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apdsoft A-Forum Web site, Apdsoft A-Forum at http://www.apdsoft.com/afo/aforum.htm.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jan 19 2007 - 16:38:54 CST , a-forum xss at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-01/0464.html.
- BID-22144: MisterSP A-Forum Forum.PHP3 Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-0398: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in forum.php3 in Arnaud Guyonne (aka Arnotic) a-forum allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Sujet or (2) Pseudo field.
Reported:
Jan 19, 2007
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