| Plugin ID | 91 |
| Plugin name | phpBB viewforum.php cross site scripting |
| Plugin filename | phpBB viewforum.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 /viewforum.php?f=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 90. |
| 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/9866/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 | 9866 |
| 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 |