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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 Final. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-0731. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 Final (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation 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 summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in the Search module for Php-Nuke allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script as other users via the input field.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2004. The weakness was released 07/27/2004 by Janek Vind with waraxe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0731 since 07/22/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12626 (PHP-Nuke Cross-Site Scripting).

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 (16721), SecurityFocus (BID 10741†), OSVDB (8506†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9159†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-21972, VDB-21977 and VDB-82019. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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07/16/2004 🔍
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07/22/2004 +5 days 🔍
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12/05/2014 +3370 days 🔍
07/11/2025 +3871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Janek Vind
Organization: waraxe
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0731 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21971
X-Force: 16721
SecurityFocus: 10741 - Multiple PHPNuke SQL Injection And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 8506 - CVE-2004-0731 - Francisco Burzi - PHP-Nuke - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9159 - Php-Nuke Cross Site Scripting via index.php in the Search Module, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:05
Updated: 07/11/2025 20:54
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:05 (56), 06/09/2019 12:24 (8), 07/11/2025 20:54 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:227:103

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