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InstantForum.NET Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability



InstantForum.NET Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

ASP.NET based discussion forum. Full administration, WYSIWYG editor, Permission 
based forum access, Assign forum moderators, VS.NET solution available. 
InstantForum.NET is the most comprehensive, high performance ASP.NET & SQL 
Server discussion forum solution available allowing you to easily set-up, 
customize and maintain demanding online communities or internal collaboration 
environments.


Hackers Center Security Group (http://www.hackerscenter.com)

Credit: Doz


Risk: Medium
vendor: www.instantasp.co.uk


Class: Cross-Site Scripting
Remote: Yes


Version: InstantForum.NET v4.1.0
Exploit: An attacker can exploit these issues via a web client.


XSS example:

http://www.site.com/Forums-Path/Logon.aspx?SessionID=[xss]
http://www.site.com/Forums-Path/Members1.aspx?Username=[xss]
http://www.site.com/Forums-Path/Members1.aspx?Update=[xss]


An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in 
the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This 
may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch 
other attacks.