BBCode XSS Vulnerabilty in Foxrum

Summary

Vulnerability
BBCode XSS Vulnerabilty in Foxrum
Discovered
2006.01.09
Last Update
0 n/a
ID
EV0020
CVE
CVE-2006-0156
Risk Level
low
Type
Cross Site Scripting
Status
Unpatched
Vendor
n/a
Vulnerable Software
Foxrum (http://www.foxrum.fr.st/)
Version
4.0.4f
PoC/Exploit
Available
Solution
Available
Discovered by
Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu (eVuln.com)

Description

Cross Site Scripting found in Foxrum (http://www.foxrum.fr.st/) script.

Arbitrary script code insertion is possible in BBcode.

Vulnerable Script: addpost1.php addtopic1.php

BBcode isn't properly sanitized. This can be used to post arbitrary script code.

PoC/Exploit

BBcode Example:
[url=javascript:alert(XSS)]title[/url]

Solution.

No vendor-provided patch availabve.

Solution: disable BBcode