PsNews 1.1 index.php No cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PsNews 1.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument No results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-1665. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PsNews 1.1. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument no 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 index.php in PsNews 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the no parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 09/05/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1665 since 02/21/2005. 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 and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14685 (PsNews index.php Multiple 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 (17302), Exploit-DB (24575), Tenable (14685), SecurityFocus (BID 11124†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011191†). 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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Nessus ID: 14685
Nessus Name: PsNews index.php Multiple Parameter XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 14685
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1665 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1665
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22197
X-Force: 17302
SecurityFocus: 11124 - PSNews No Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1011191
Vulnerability Center: 5383 - XSS in Psnews 1.1 via URL Allows Stealing the Cookie-Based Authentication Credentials, Medium

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

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Created: 04/14/2015 13:19
Updated: 06/05/2025 11:21
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:19 (64), 05/24/2019 20:23 (7), 06/05/2025 11:21 (27)
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