Plugin ID | 90 |
Plugin name | phpBB viewtopic.php cross site scripting |
Plugin filename | phpBB viewtopic.php cross site scripting.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2889 bytes |
Plugin family | CGI |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2004/03/23 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2004/11/14 |
Plugin version | 2.0 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure exploit | open|send GET /viewtopic.php?t=10&postdays=99<script>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>atk</script>* |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 99 |
Plugin comment | There is a similar check done in ATK plugin id 91. |
Bug advisory | http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/357401 |
Bug affected | phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 to 2.0.6 |
Bug not affected | phpBB Group phpBB newer than 2.0.6 and other web boards |
Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
Bug description | The remote host is running phpBB. There is a cross site scripting vulnerability in the files ViewTopic.php and ViewForum.php |
Bug solution | Upgrade to the latest version of this software and limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling. |
Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9865/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 8 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 8 |
Bug risk | 8 |
Bug Nessus risk | Serious |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 9865 |
Source Nessus ID | 12093 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |