XSS Vulnerability in Easy Forum

Summary

Vulnerability
XSS Vulnerability in Easy Forum
Discovered
2006.02.21
Last Update
2006.02.28 Exploitation code published
ID
EV0085
CVE
CVE-2006-0877
Risk Level
low
Type
Cross Site Scripting
Status
Patched
Vendor
n/a
Vulnerable Software
Easy Forum (http://hot-things.net/?q=eforum)
Version
2.5
PoC/Exploit
Available
Solution
Available
Discovered by
Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu (eVuln.com)

Description

Cross Site Scripting found in Easy Forum (http://hot-things.net/?q=eforum) script.

Vulnerable script: join.php
Variable $image isn't properly sanitized.

Arbitrary script code insertion is possible in image URL when registering new user.

PoC/Exploit

Cross-Site Scripting Example:

URL: http://[host]/eforum/join.php
Image file (URL): javascript:alert(123) sometext.gif

Solution.

Vendor-provided patch is available now.

http://hot-things.net/cs/section.php?sid=3