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PsNews prior 1.2 index.php function Cross Site Scripting
CGI
2004/09/09
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
2004/11/14
2.0
Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0
tcp
80
open|send GET /index.php?function=show_all&no=%253cscript>atk%253c/script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### atk*
99
Check is inspired by the Nessus plugin.
Michal Blaszczak
wacky at nicponie dot org
2004/09/05
PsNews prior 1.2
PsNews 1.2 and newer
Cross Site Scripting
The remote host is running PsNews prior 1.2, a content management system. There is a bug in index.php which makes it vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks. An attacker may use this bug to run arbitrary web code in the context of the web site.
You should upgrade to version 1.2 or higher. See http://psnews.sourceforge.net for the latest downloads. Change the default directory of the affected suite to make it harder to run pre-defined and automated attacks against the vulnerability. Also limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling if possible.
Approx. 45 minutes
Yes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11124/exploit/
Yes
Yes
Medium
5
7
7
6
Medium
Nessus is able to do the same check. The possibilities of exploiting this kind of vulnerabilities is well-known and well documented.
11124
14685
Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427
http://www.computec.ch
