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A vulnerability was found in Postnuke (Content Management System) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file user.php. The manipulation of the argument op
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity.
The weakness was shared 01/01/2003 by David F. Madrid. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:user.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11743 (PostNuke < 0.7.2.3 Multiple Script 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.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12292) and Tenable (11743).
Product
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Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 11743
Nessus Name: PostNuke < 0.7.2.3 Multiple Script XSS
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/31/2002 🔍01/01/2003 🔍
06/13/2003 🔍
06/17/2003 🔍
09/09/2003 🔍
04/08/2016 🔍
07/12/2022 🔍
Sources
Researcher: David F. MadridStatus: Not defined
X-Force: 12292 - PostNuke user.php cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 2042 - Cross-Site Scripting Attacks in Post-Nuke, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7901 - PostNuke User.PHP UNAME Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 04/08/2016 12:26Updated: 07/12/2022 14:13
Changes: 04/08/2016 12:26 (52), 09/27/2018 09:39 (4), 07/12/2022 14:13 (2)
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