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Attachment Mod Attachment Script Insertion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21787
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Release Date:
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2006-09-07
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Last Update:
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2007-03-02
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Popularity:
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5,112 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Attachment Mod 2.x (module for phpBB)
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-7073
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Attachment Mod module for phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.
Input passed in uploaded attachments is not properly verified before being used. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when a specially crafted image is viewed directly in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
Solution:
Update to version 2.4.5.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2007-03-02: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=445469
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