PostNuke 0.760 Rc3 admin.php op cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PostNuke 0.760 Rc3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file admin.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument op results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-1049. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostNuke 0.760 Rc3 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the file admin.php. The manipulation of the argument op 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in PostNuke 0.760-RC3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) module parameter to admin.php or (2) op parameter to user.php. NOTE: the vendor reports that certain issues could not be reproduced for 760 RC3, or for .750. However, the op/user.php issue exists when the pnAntiCracker setting is disabled.

The weakness was shared 04/08/2005 by Diabolic Crab (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at digitalparadox.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1049 since 04/12/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18006 (PostNuke < 0.760 RC4 Multiple Script 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20018), Exploit-DB (25367), Tenable (18006), SecurityFocus (BID 13076†) and OSVDB (15370†). The entries VDB-24820 and VDB-24818 are related to this item. 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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Nessus ID: 18006
Nessus Name: PostNuke < 0.760 RC4 Multiple Script XSS
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: digitalparadox.org
Researcher: Diabolic Crab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24819
X-Force: 20018
SecurityFocus: 13076 - PostNuke Phoenix Module Parameter Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 14868 - PostNuke Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15370 - PostNuke user.php op Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1013670
Vulnerability Center: 7561 - XSS in PostNuke via Op and Module Parameters, Medium

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

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 10/27/2025 07:25
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (79), 05/31/2019 12:17 (1), 10/27/2025 07:25 (21)
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