Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 Final IMessenger im.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 Final. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file im.php of the component IMessenger. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-1522. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 Final (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block of the file im.php of the component IMessenger. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in im.php in IMessenger for PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a message.

The weakness was released 12/31/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1522 since 07/14/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:im.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-17843. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Francisco Burzi

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• PHP-Nuke

Version

• 8.0 Final

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://bitbucket.org/phpnuke/phpnuke

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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