Nucleus CMS up to 3.23 lib/admin.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Nucleus CMS up to 3.23. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library lib/admin.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6920. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Nucleus CMS up to 3.23 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block in the library lib/admin.php. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nucleus before 3.24 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors, possibly involving (1) lib/ADMIN.php and (2) lib/SKIN.php.

The weakness was shared 01/11/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at nucleuscms.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6920 since 01/11/2007. 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 are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:lib/admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 3.24 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30254), SecurityFocus (BID 21104†), Secunia (SA22843†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017220†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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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Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.24

Timelineinfo

11/13/2006 🔍
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11/15/2006 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2007 +57 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +2982 days 🔍
08/17/2018 +1254 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nucleuscms.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34354
X-Force: 30254 - Nucleus CMS unspecified cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 21104 - Nucleus CMS Unspecified HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 22843 - Nucleus Unspecified Script Insertion, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1017220
Vupen: ADV-2006-4495

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/17/2018 06:56
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (65), 08/17/2018 06:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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