Detections
Analytics
CuteNews 1.4.5 Multiple Script XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 23775
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains PHP scripts that is affected by a cross-site scripting issue.Description
The version of CuteNews installed on the remote host fails to sanitize input to the 'index.php', 'search.php', 'rss.php' and 'show_news.php' scripts before using it to generate dynamic HTML to be returned to the user. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit these issues to execute a cross-site scripting attack.This version of CuteNews is also likely affected by other associated issues.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 23775
File Name: cutenews_145_xss.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 12/7/2006
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: www/cutenews
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/21/2006
Reference Information
BID: 21233