freeForum 'acuparam' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	30509
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-3566
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 01 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:25PM
Credit:	ahmadbady
Vulnerable:	ZoneO-soft freeForum 1.7
Not Vulnerable:

freeForum 'acuparam' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

freeForum is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

freeForum 1.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

freeForum 'acuparam' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

The following example URIs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/30509.html

freeForum 'acuparam' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

freeForum 'acuparam' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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