FlatNuke 2.5.3 help.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in FlatNuke 2.5.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file help.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1895. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FlatNuke 2.5.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file help.php. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the border or back parameters to (1) help.php or (2) footer.php.

The weakness was published 06/09/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1895 since 06/08/2005. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:help.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (25800), Secunia (SA15603†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014114†). Similar entries are available at VDB-25476, VDB-25474, VDB-25473 and VDB-25472. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

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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Timelineinfo

06/06/2005 🔍
06/07/2005 +1 days 🔍
06/08/2005 +1 days 🔍
06/09/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3562 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3770 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1895 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1895
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25475
Secunia: 15603 - FlatNuke Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1014114
Vupen: ADV-2005-0697

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/06/2025 09:41
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (51), 07/09/2018 09:00 (7), 07/06/2025 09:41 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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