Phorum HTML Injection Vulnerability

Phorum HTML Injection Vulnerability


Phorum is a web based message board written in PHP. Phorum is designed
with high-availability and visitor ease of use in mind. Features such
as mailing list integration, easy customization and simple installation
make Phorum a powerful add-in to any website.

Phorum is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The issue is in the 
module register.php An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary 
script code execute in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of 
the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication 
credentials and launch other attacks.



Hackers Center Security Group (http://www.hackerscenter.com)

Credit: Doz


Risk: Medium
vendor: http://www.phorum.org/


Class: Cross-Site Scripting
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes


Version: 5.1.18
Exploit: An attacker can exploit these issues via a web client.


Solution: Filtering out Script characters and limiting fewer characters for 
Username.