CsForum 0.8 Cross Site Scripting

`Title:  
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CsForum v0.8 - Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability  
  
  
Date:  
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2012-04-05  
  
  
References:  
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=496  
  
  
VL-ID:  
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496  
  
  
Introduction:  
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Forum very simple installation, this script is very light and yet it has several functionalities such as marking of read messages   
display tree with sending mail in case of response. It is also very easy to integrate in your site thanks to the insertion of pages   
of your choice before and after the forum header.php and footer.php  
  
(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://www.comscripts.com/scripts/php.cs-forum.643.html )  
  
  
Abstract:  
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A Vulnerability Laboratory Researcher discovered a Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability on CsForum v0.8 application.  
  
  
Report-Timeline:  
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2012-04-08: Public or Non-Public Disclosure  
  
  
Status:  
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Published  
  
  
Exploitation-Technique:  
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Remote  
  
  
Severity:  
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Low  
  
  
Details:  
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A client side cross site scripting vulnerability is detected on the CsForum v0.8 application.  
The vulnerability allows an attacker with privileged user account to hijack customer/moderator/admin sessions with high required user inter   
action. Successful exploitation can result in account steal or client side context manipulation when processing affected module  
application requests.  
  
Vulnerable Module(s):  
[+] read.php  
  
Picture(s):  
../1.png  
  
  
Proof of Concept:  
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The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attacker with medium required user inter action. For demonstration or reproduce ...  
  
String : "><img src="tester1337.png" onerror=alert("CROSS-SITE-SCRIPTING2") />  
  
.Proof :  
<img src="tester1337.png" onerror=alert("cross-site-scripting2") />" title="Site de l'auteur">  
  
Example : http://alain.lc.free.fr/csforum8/read.php?id=527&debut=8  
  
  
Risk:  
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The security risk of the client side cross site scripting vulnerability is estimated as low.  
  
  
Credits:  
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Vulnerability Research Laboratory - Chokri B.A. (Me!ster)  
  
  
Disclaimer:  
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