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phpCMS XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks phpCMS XSS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host runs phpCMS, a content management system
written in PHP.

This version is vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to a lack of
sanitization of user-supplied data in parser.php script.
Successful exploitation of this issue may permit a possible hacker to execute
malicious script code on a vulnerable server.

Solution: Upgrade to version 1.2.1pl1 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 11765

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

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