<plugin_id>90</plugin_id>
<plugin_name>phpBB viewtopic.php cross site scripting</plugin_name>
<plugin_family>CGI</plugin_family>
<plugin_created_date>2004/03/23</plugin_created_date>
<plugin_created_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_created_name>
<plugin_created_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_created_email>
<plugin_created_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_created_web>
<plugin_created_company>computec.ch</plugin_created_company>
<plugin_updated_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_updated_name>
<plugin_updated_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_updated_email>
<plugin_updated_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_updated_web>
<plugin_updated_company>computec.ch</plugin_updated_company>
<plugin_updated_date>2004/11/14</plugin_updated_date>
<plugin_version>2.0</plugin_version>
<plugin_changelog>Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0</plugin_changelog>
<plugin_protocol>tcp</plugin_protocol>
<plugin_port>80</plugin_port>
<plugin_procedure_exploit>open|send GET /viewtopic.php?t=10&postdays=99<script>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>atk</script>*</plugin_procedure_exploit>
<plugin_exploit_accuracy>99</plugin_exploit_accuracy>
<plugin_comment>There is a similar check done in ATK plugin id 91.</plugin_comment>
<bug_advisory>http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/357401</bug_advisory>
<bug_affected>phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 to 2.0.6</bug_affected>
<bug_not_affected>phpBB Group phpBB newer than 2.0.6 and other web boards</bug_not_affected>
<bug_vulnerability_class>Cross Site Scripting</bug_vulnerability_class>
<bug_description>The remote host is running phpBB. There is a cross site scripting vulnerability in the files ViewTopic.php and ViewForum.php</bug_description>
<bug_solution>Upgrade to the latest version of this software and limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling.</bug_solution>
<bug_fixing_time>1 hour</bug_fixing_time>
<bug_exploit_availability>Yes</bug_exploit_availability>
<bug_exploit_url>http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9865/exploit/</bug_exploit_url>
<bug_remote>Yes</bug_remote>
<bug_local>Yes</bug_local>
<bug_severity>Medium</bug_severity>
<bug_popularity>8</bug_popularity>
<bug_simplicity>8</bug_simplicity>
<bug_impact>8</bug_impact>
<bug_risk>8</bug_risk>
<bug_nessus_risk>Serious</bug_nessus_risk>
<bug_check_tool>Nessus is able to do the same check.</bug_check_tool>
<source_securityfocus_bid>9865</source_securityfocus_bid>
<source_nessus_id>12093</source_nessus_id>
<source_literature>Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427</source_literature>
<source_misc>http://www.computec.ch</source_misc>