Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 6.9 modules.php Entry cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 6.9. The affected element is an unknown function of the file modules.php. The manipulation of the argument Entry leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2354. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 6.9 (Content Management System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file modules.php. The manipulation of the argument entry 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:

SQL injection vulnerability in 4nGuestbook 0.92 for PHP-Nuke 6.5 through 6.9 allows remote attackers to modify SQL statements via the entry parameter to modules.php, which can also facilitate cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks when MySQL errors are triggered.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2354 since 08/16/2005. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (15478). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Francisco Burzi

Name

• PHP-Nuke

Version

• 6.5
• 6.5 Beta1
• 6.5 Final
• 6.5 Rc1
• 6.5 Rc2
• 6.5 Rc3
• 6.6
• 6.7
• 6.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://bitbucket.org/phpnuke/phpnuke

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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