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Vulnerability Assessment Details

CMSimple index.php search XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for XSS in search field in index.php

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running CMSimple, a CMS written in PHP.

The version of CMSimple installed on the remote host is prone to
cross-site scripting attacks due to its failure to sanitize
user-supplied input to the search field.

See also : http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2005/07/cmsimple-search-variable-xss.html
Solution : See http://www.cmsimple.dk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2470
Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 14346

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Josh Zlatin-Amishav

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