TITLE: Easy Forum Image URL Script Insertion Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA18996 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/18996/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Cross Site Scripting WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Easy Forum 2.x http://secunia.com/product/8278/ DESCRIPTION: Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu has reported a vulnerability in Easy Forum, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks. Input passed to the image URL when registering isn't properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when the malicious user data is viewed. The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.5. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://evuln.com/vulns/85/summary.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------