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Posted on 30 August 2011
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TITLE:
Phorum "real_name" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45787
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-08-29
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DESCRIPTION:
Russ McRee has discovered a vulnerability in Phorum, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.
Input passed to the "real_name" POST parameter in control.php is not
properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browser session in context of an affected site.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.2.16. Prior versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 5.2.17.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Russ McRee
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
HIO-2011-0822:
http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/184/45/
Phorum Release:
http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64,149490,149490#msg-149490
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