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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Post-Nuke News module XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains if post-nuke is vulnerable to XSS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of Post-Nuke which contains
the 'News' module which itself is vulnerable to a cross site
scripting issue.

A possible hacker may use these flaws to steal the cookies of the
legitimate users of this web site.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of postnuke
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 5809

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

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