VDB-38223 · CVE-2007-4212 · BID 25171

Phpnuke PHP-Nuke up to 8.0 Search cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Phpnuke PHP-Nuke up to 8.0 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Search Module. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4212. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phpnuke PHP-Nuke up to 8.0 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part of the component Search Module. The manipulation 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 (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Search Module in PHP-Nuke allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a trailing "<" instead of a ">" in (1) the onerror attribute of an IMG element, (2) the onload attribute of an IFRAME element, or (3) redirect users to other sites via the META tag.

The weakness was presented 08/01/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4212 since 08/07/2007. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 25171†) and OSVDB (42538†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Phpnuke

Name

PHP-Nuke

Version

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/01/2007 🔍
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08/07/2007 +5 days 🔍
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12/07/2007 +122 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2654 days 🔍
09/06/2018 +1271 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38223
SecurityFocus: 25171 - PHP-Nuke Search Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 42538 - PHP-Nuke Search Module Multiple Element XSS

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 09/06/2018 07:13
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (48), 09/06/2018 07:13 (6)
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