Multiple vulnerabilities in FUDForum
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-18873 CVE-2019-18839 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-79 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FUDForum Web applications / Forum & blogging software |
| Vendor | FUDforum |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Stored cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU22794
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18873
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the "admsession.php" and "admuser.php" due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the User-Agent HTTP header. A remote attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsFUDForum: 3.0.9
External linkshttp://github.com/fuzzlove/FUDforum-XSS-RCE/blob/master/adminpanel.md
http://sourceforge.net/p/fudforum/code/6321/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gsJQ82TXw4&feature=youtu.be
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) Stored cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU22793
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18839
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "nlogin" parameter. A remote attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsFUDForum: 3.0.9
External linkshttp://github.com/fuzzlove/FUDforum-XSS-RCE/blob/master/forumxss.md
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155261/FUDForum-3.0.9-Code-Execution-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR8hVK1paks&feature=youtu.be
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
