CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
70.9%
The remote version of Phorum contains a script called ‘search.php’ that is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. An attacker may be able to exploit this problem to steal the authentication credentials of third-party users.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(14185);
script_version("1.21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-2242");
script_bugtraq_id(10822);
script_name(english:"Phorum search.php subject Parameter XSS");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that suffers from a cross-
site scripting flaw.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote version of Phorum contains a script called 'search.php'
that is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. An attacker may
be able to exploit this problem to steal the authentication
credentials of third-party users.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010787.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.phorum.org/cvs-changelog-5.txt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to 5.0.7a.beta or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/07/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/08/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:phorum:phorum");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("phorum_detect.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl");
script_require_keys("www/PHP");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);
if ( get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/generic_xss")) ) exit(0);
# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/phorum"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
loc = matches[2];
w = http_send_recv3(method:"GET",item:string(loc, "/search.php?12,search=vamp,page=1,match_type=ALL,match_dates=00,match_forum=ALL ,body=,author=,subject=<script>foo</script>"), port:port);
if (isnull(w)) exit(0);
r = w[2];
if("<script>foo</script>" >< r)
{
security_warning(port);
set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
}
}