PHP-Fusion < 6.00.108 BBCode Nested URL Tag XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19597

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is prone to cross-site scripting attacks.

Description

According to its version number, the remote host is running a version of PHP-Fusion that reportedly does not sufficiently sanitize input passed in nested 'url' BBcode tags before using it in a post. An attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to cause arbitrary script and HTML code to be executed in the context of a user's browser when viewing the malicious BBcode on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP-Fusion 6.00.108 or later.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409490

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19597

File Name: php_fusion_bbcode_url_xss.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Published: 9/8/2005

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php_fusion:php_fusion

Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/php_fusion

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/28/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2783

BID: 14688

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990