PT-2009-6530 · Pforum · Pforum

Published 2009-12-23 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-4408

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 PyForum versions 1.0.3 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted BBcode img or url tags, which are not properly handled when a post is viewed. This can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Recommendations For PyForum versions 1.0.3 and earlier, consider disabling the handling of BBcode img and url tags until a patch is available to properly handle these tags and prevent XSS attacks.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4408

Affected Products

Pforum

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4408 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37764 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/508478/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://osvdb.org/61051 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54855 · Note