NASLDB: PostNuke News Module article.php sid Parameter XSS
General
ID: 14727
Name: PostNuke News Module article.php sid Parameter XSS
Summary: Determines if PostNuke is vulnerable to XSS
Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.
Classification
Risk: –
CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
Port: 80
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Type: Remote
Description
The remote host is running a version of PostNuke which contains the
‘News’ module which itself is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting issue.
An attacker may use these flaws to steal the cookies of the legitimate
users of this web site.
Exploiting
Exploit Available: True
Exploitability Ease: No exploit is required
Sources
CVE: –
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –
Timeline
Vulnerability Disclosure: 2002/11/08
Patch Release: –
Plugin Release: 2004/09/15
Plugin
Version: 1.14
Filename: postnuke_news_xss.nasl
Filesize: 2495 bytes
MD5 Hash: 282fdc64a8682075fe84a39c0febfb3d
Identification: www/" + port + "/postnuke
Require Keys: www/postnuke
Dependencies: "postnuke_detect.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl"
Copyright: This script is Copyright© 2004-2011 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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