PT-2005-4805 · Cfmagic · Cfmagic Magic Forum Personal

Published 2005-12-08 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2005-4072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CFMagic Magic Forum Personal versions 2.5 and earlier

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Words parameter in the "search forums.cfm" file, specifically in the "Search For:" field. This could potentially lead to malicious script execution.

Recommendations For versions 2.5 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the search forums.cfm file or disabling the "Search For:" field until a fix is available. Avoid using the Words parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4072

Affected Products

Cfmagic Magic Forum Personal

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/17935 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4072 · Security Note
• http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/magic-forum-personal-sqlxss-vuln.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2794 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15774 · Note