Security Advisory for ALL forum services with client-set images
Hi,
Many widely used Bullitien Board Services and Forum Services allow for Clients
to set images such as avatars and in their signature/post.
Images work by the clients browser going to that address, like it would for a
normal web page except after downloading the file, it tries to open it as an
image.
Many of these services if not all have command functions like delete a thread
in the form of a hyperlink.
A user could copy one of these links to delete his own thread, edit it so the
querystring is for another users post, and post it up as a link or avatar.
In effect if an admin sees the image or the original user sees it, it will
instantly delete the post as its on the same site no extra login is needed.
To block this I suggest you edit your service to only accept links that end in
image formats for images before the querystring.
I have tested this many times on a modified version of webwiz forums, yet
delete is about the only thing that works.