#VU41341 Cross-site scripting in XOOPS - CVE-2012-0984

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41341

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0984

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
XOOPS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Xoops.sourceforge.net

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in XOOPS before 2.5.5 when processing the (1) to_userid parameter to modules/pm/pmlite.php or the (2) current_file, (3) imgcat_id, or (4) target parameter to class/xoopseditor/tinymce/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/xoopsimagemanager/xoopsimagebrowser.php. 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

XOOPS: 2.5.0 - 2.5.3

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External links
https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0128.html
https://osvdb.org/81212
https://osvdb.org/81213
https://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111958/XOOPS-2.5.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48887
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18753
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53143
https://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6284
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75024
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_xoops.html

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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.