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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802161
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Phorum < 5.2.17 XSS Vulnerability
Summary:Phorum is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Phorum is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to input passed via the 'real_name' parameter
to the 'control.php' script is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary
HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site.

Affected Software/OS:
Phorum prior to version 5.2.17.

Solution:
Update to version 5.2.17 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3392
BugTraq ID: 49347
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49347
http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/184/45/
http://secunia.com/advisories/45787
XForce ISS Database: phorum-control-xss(69456)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69456
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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