Sporum Forum comments.cgi cross-site scripting
| sporumforum-comments-xss (34829) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sporum Forum is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the comments.cgi script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the view or mode parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- JS-X, Sporum Forum 3.0.9 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Sporum.Org, Sporum Forum at http://sporum.js-x.com/.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS Tuesday, 12 June 2007, Sporum Forum XSS vuln. at http://pridels-team.blogspot.com/2007/06/sporum-forum-xss-vuln.html.
- BID-24439: Sporum Forum Multiple Remote Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3213: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in comments.cgi in Sporum Forum 3.0.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) view and (2) mode parameters.
- SA25617: Sporum Forum "view" and "mode" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2147: Sporum view and mode Parameters Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 12, 2007
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