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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> CGI abuses : XSS >> CuteNews XSS Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Searches for the existence of show_archives.php Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to cross-site scripting attacks. Description : According to it's banner, the version of CuteNews on the remote host fails to sanitize input to the 'archive' parameter of the 'show_archives.php' script. A possible hacker, exploiting this flaw, would need to be able to coerce a user to browse to a purposefully malicious URI. Upon successful exploitation, the attacker would be able to run code within the web-browser in the security context of the CuteNews server. See also : http://secunia.com/advisories/12260/ Solution : Upgrade to CuteNews v1.3.2 or newer. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: 10948 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak |
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