Hero Framework Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

Summary
This host is installed with Hero Framework and is prone to multiple cross site scripting and CSRF vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site. Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
- Input passed to the 'q' parameter in search and 'username' parameter in users/login (when 'errors' is set to 'true') is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. - The application allows users to perform certain actions via HTTP requests without performing any validity checks to verify the requests.
Affected
Hero Framework version 3.76
References