Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.1 modules.php title/fname cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.1. This affects an unknown part of the file modules.php. The manipulation of the argument title/fname leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0265. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file modules.php. The manipulation of the argument title/fname 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules.php for Php-Nuke 6.x-7.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via URL-encoded (1) title or (2) fname parameters in the News or Reviews modules.

The weakness was shared 11/23/2004 by Janek Vind with waraxe (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0265. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:modules.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 (15076), Exploit-DB (23669), SecurityFocus (BID 9613†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3769†). The entries VDB-22413 and VDB-22410 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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02/09/2004 🔍
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02/16/2004 +7 days 🔍
11/23/2004 +281 days 🔍
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04/14/2015 +3794 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +3674 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

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

CVE: CVE-2004-0265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22409
X-Force: 15076
SecurityFocus: 9613 - PHP-Nuke 'Reviews' Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3769 - Cross-Site Scripting in PHP-Nuke 7.1 Module Reviews and News, Medium

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

Created: 04/14/2015 13:23
Updated: 05/05/2025 07:43
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:23 (56), 05/19/2019 21:45 (5), 05/05/2025 07:43 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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