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ZH2003-21SA (security advisory): DcForum+ XSS Vulnerability Published: 10 august 2003 Released: 10 august 2003 Name: DcForum+ Affected Systems: 1.2 Issue: Remote attackers can inject XSS script Author: G00db0y@zone-h.org Vendor: http://www.dcscripts.com/dcforump.shtml Description *********** Zone-h Security Team has discovered a flaw in DcForum+ 1.2 (and older versions?). DcForum+ is a very user friendly bulletin board program that utilitzes mySQL server on the backend and PHP on the front end. Details ******* It's possibile to inject XSS script in the subject variable. For example try this: Your Name: Zone-h Security Team Your Email: test@test.com Your Subject: <script>alert(Zone-h)</script> Your Message: Zone-h.org Solution: ********* The vendor has been contacted and a patch was produced. Suggestions: ************ Filter the subject variable. G00db0y - www.zone-h.org admin Original advisory here: http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2865/