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Silent-Storm Portal Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for vulnerabilities in Silent-Storm Portal

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running Silent-Storm, a web-based forum management software
written in PHP.

There are multiple input validation flaws in the remote version of this
software :

- There is a cross site scripting vulnerability affecting the file 'index.php'
- A possible hacker may corrupt the user database by creating a malformed username

Solution : Upgrade to the newest version of this software.
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 11284

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