Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.2 mainfile.php cookiedecode User cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function cookiedecode of the file mainfile.php. This manipulation of the argument User causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1930. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.2 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cookiedecode of the file mainfile.php. The manipulation of the argument user with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cookiedecode function in mainfile.php for PHP-Nuke 6.x through 7.2, when themes are used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a base64-encoded user parameter or cookie.

The weakness was presented 04/12/2004 by Janek Vind with waraxe (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1930 since 05/04/2005. 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 and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:mainfile.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15842), Exploit-DB (23990), SecurityFocus (BID 10128†) and Secunia (SA11347†). See VDB-21734 and VDB-21737 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Janek Vind
Organization: waraxe
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1930 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1930
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21733
X-Force: 15842 - PHP-Nuke cookiedecode function cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 10128 - PHP-Nuke CookieDecode Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 11347 - PHP-Nuke SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting, Moderately Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 18:01
Updated: 05/07/2025 13:18
Changes: 10/15/2014 18:01 (56), 06/18/2018 09:16 (7), 05/07/2025 13:18 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:571:103

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