PostNuke 0.750 readpmsg.php Home cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PostNuke 0.750 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file readpmsg.php. The manipulation of the argument Home leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1778. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostNuke 0.750 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file readpmsg.php. The manipulation of the argument start with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in readpmsg.php in PostNuke 0.750 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the start parameter.

The bug was discovered 05/27/2005. The weakness was published 05/31/2005 by sp3x with SecurityReason (Website). The advisory is shared at news.postnuke.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1778 since 05/31/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:readpmsg.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21379 (FreeBSD : postnuke -- multiple vulnerabilities (0274a9f1-0759-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20806), Tenable (21379), SecurityFocus (BID 13789†), OSVDB (20492†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18022†). Similar entries are available at VDB-25384, VDB-25303, VDB-25301 and VDB-25300. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 21379
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : postnuke -- multiple vulnerabilities (0274a9f1-0759-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 54492
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: postnuke
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/13/2006 +278 days 🔍
03/26/2008 +683 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: news.postnuke.com
Researcher: sp3x
Organization: SecurityReason
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1778 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25385
X-Force: 20806
SecurityFocus: 13789 - PostNuke SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 20492 - PostNuke readpmsg.php script cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 18022 - PostNuke Readpmsg.php Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Conduct XSS Attacks, Medium

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 08/07/2019 18:18
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (72), 08/07/2019 18:18 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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