SB2011090803 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Phorum

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER

Main Vulnerability Database SB2011090803

SB2011090803 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Phorum

Published: September 8, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011090803
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 50% Low 50%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3381)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3382)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Phorum before 5.2.16. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References