Stories_Archive Module on PHP-Nuke cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Stories_Archive Module on PHP-Nuke. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0731. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Stories_Archive Module on PHP-Nuke (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function. 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 bug was discovered 05/17/2004. The weakness was shared 05/17/2004 by Janek Vind "waraxe" with waraxe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at waraxe.us. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0731. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. 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. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12626 (PHP-Nuke Cross-Site Scripting).

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 X-Force (16172), SecurityFocus (BID 10367†), OSVDB (6226†), Secunia (SA11625†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9159†). The entries VDB-21971, VDB-22991, VDB-22990 and VDB-22989 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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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: waraxe.us
Researcher: Janek Vind "waraxe"
Organization: waraxe
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0731 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82019
X-Force: 16172
SecurityFocus: 10367 - PHP-Nuke Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11625
OSVDB: 6226 - PHP-Nuke Stories_Archive Module Multiple Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 9159

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

Created: 04/11/2016 20:50
Updated: 07/11/2025 20:54
Changes: 04/11/2016 20:50 (42), 11/09/2018 09:13 (8), 07/13/2022 11:12 (3), 07/13/2022 11:19 (7), 06/25/2024 18:32 (16), 07/11/2025 20:54 (2)
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