[UNIX] DCForum+ XSS Vulnerability

From: SecuriTeam (support_at_securiteam.com)
Date: 08/24/03

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      DCForum+ XSS Vulnerability
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    SUMMARY

     <http://www.dcscripts.com/dcforump.shtml> DCForum+ is "the PHP/MySQL
    implementation of our popular web discussion program, DCForum". Zone-h
    Security Team has discovered a flaw in DCForum+ that allows remote
    attackers to embed malicious HTML and JavaScript code into existing web
    pages.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable systems:
     * DCForum+ version 1.2

    It is possible to inject XSS script in the subject variable. For example,
    try this:
    Your Name: Zone-h Security Team
    Your Email: test@test.com
    Your Subject: < script>alert(Zone-h)</script>
    Your Message: Zone-h.org

    Vendor status:
    The vendor has been contacted and a patch was produced.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:G00db0y@eforu.com> G00db0y
    xxx.

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