Phorum Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	33657
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-0488
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 25 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 08:10PM
Credit:	Mark Gordon
Vulnerable:	Phorum Phorum 5.2.10 -RC1
Not Vulnerable:	Phorum Phorum 5.2.10

Phorum Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Phorum is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

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 let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Phorum 5.2.10-RC1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Phorum Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Phorum Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.


Phorum Phorum 5.2.10 -RC1

• Phorum phorum-5.2.10.tar.gz
  http://www.phorum.org/downloads/phorum-5.2.10.tar.gz

Phorum Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Phorum 5.2.10 Released - SECURITY FIX (Brian Moon)
  
• Phorum Homepage (Phorum)