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CuteNews index.php XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of index.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 :

The version of CuteNews installed on the remote host is vulnerable to
a cross-site-scripting (XSS) attack. 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://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109415338521881&w=2

Solution :

Upgrade to the latest version.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 11097

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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