Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.3 send_review text cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.3. The affected element is the function send_review. Executing a manipulation of the argument text can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2294. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.3 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects the function send_review. The manipulation of the argument text 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. CVE summarizes:

Canonicalize-before-filter error in the send_review function in the Reviews module for PHP-Nuke 6.0 to 7.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via hex-encoded XSS sequences in the text parameter, which is checked for dangerous sequences before it is canonicalized, leading to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 05/14/2004 by Janek Vind with waraxe (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2294 since 08/04/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (24194), SecurityFocus (BID 10524†), OSVDB (6999†) and Secunia (SA11852†). The entries VDB-23197, VDB-23196, VDB-23195 and VDB-23193 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP-Nuke 6.0

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06/11/2004 +27 days 🔍
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03/09/2015 +3504 days 🔍
05/13/2025 +3718 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Janek Vind
Organization: waraxe
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23194
SecurityFocus: 10524 - PHP-Nuke Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11852 - PHP-Nuke Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 6999 - PHP-Nuke Reviews Module Multiple Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 05/13/2025 12:39
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (58), 06/25/2018 09:17 (8), 05/13/2025 12:39 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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