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PowerPortal Private Message HTML Injection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the version of the remote PowerPortal Installation

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using PowerPortal, a content management system,
written in PHP.

A vulnerability exists in the remote version of this product which may permit
a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTML tags in when sending a private
message to a victim user of the remote portal.

A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to steal the credentials of another
user on the remote host.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of this software
Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 10835

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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