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PostNuke <= 0.760 RC4b Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19545
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to several attacks.Description
The remote host appears to be running PostNuke version 0.760 RC4b or older. These versions suffer from several vulnerabilities :- Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities An attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and script code into the browser of users by manipulating input to the 'moderate' parameter of the 'Comments' module and the 'htmltext' parameter of the 'user.php' script.
- A SQL Injection Vulnerability The application fails to launder user-supplied input to the 'show' parameter in the 'modules/Downloads/dl-viewdownload.php' module.
With admin rights, an attacker could exploit this issue to manipulate SQL queries.
Solution
Upgrade to PostNuke version 0.760 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19545
File Name: postnuke_0_760_rc4b.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 8/30/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2689, CVE-2005-2690