SB2013022402 - Cross-site scripting in jforum.net JForum

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SB2013022402 - Cross-site scripting in jforum.net JForum

Published: February 24, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013022402
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5337)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in jforum.page in JForum 2.1.9 when processing the (1) action, (2) match_type, (3) sort_by, or (4) start parameters. 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.

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