PHP Arena paNews 2.0 B4 comment.php showpost cross site scripting
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PHP Arena paNews 2.0 B4 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file comment.php. The manipulation of the argument showpost
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in comment.php for paNews 2.0b4 for PHP Arena allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the showpost parameter.
The bug was discovered 02/16/2005. The weakness was shared 03/30/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0485 since 02/19/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
By approaching the search of inurl:comment.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16479 (paNews comment.php showpost Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19359) and Tenable (16479).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 16479
Nessus Name: paNews comment.php showpost Parameter XSS
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0485 (🔍)
X-Force: 19359
Vulnerability Center: 7174 - Cross-site scripting in paNews 2.0b4 for PHP Arena, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12576 - PaNews Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13931 - PaNews - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 05/30/2019 12:56
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (66), 05/30/2019 12:56 (4)
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