Info

Disclosure

Feb 24, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Simple Machines Forum contains a flaw that allows a remote cross site scripting attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate the 'X-Forwarded-For' HTTP header variables upon submission to the 'Register.php' script. This could allow a user to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between the browser and the server, leading to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version SMF 1.0.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Lewis Media

Simple Machines Forum

1.0.6

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 19004
CVE ID: 2006-0896 (see also: NVD)
Keyword: EV0086
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0654.html
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-April/000682.html
Other Advisory URL: http://evuln.com/vulns/86/summary.html
Vendor URL: http://www.simplemachines.org/
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=78841.0

Credit

Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu - alexevuln.com - eVuln

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/23480