Plugin ID | 249 |
Plugin name | Post-Nuke 0.72 News Module sid cross site scripting |
Plugin filename | Post-Nuke News Module sid cross site scripting.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 3492 bytes |
Plugin family | CGI |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2004/09/14 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2004/11/14 |
Plugin version | 2.0 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure exploit | open|send GET /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=<script>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>atk</script>* |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 99 |
Plugin comment | This ATK plugin is inspired by the Nessus plugin. |
Bug published name | Mark Grimes |
Bug published email | mark at stateful dot net |
Bug published web | http://www.stateful.net |
Bug published company | Stateful Labs |
Bug published date | 2002/09/26 |
Bug advisory | http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293191 |
Bug affected | Post-Nuke 0.72 |
Bug not affected | Post-Nuke newer than 0.72 or other solutions |
Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
Bug description | The target system is running Post-Nuke. There is a cross site scripting vulnerability in the news module. An attacker may use this flaw to steal the cookies of the victim or may perform other attacks. |
Bug solution | You should install or upgrade the software to the latest version. 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. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 30 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5809/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 7 |
Bug risk | 6 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check, |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 5809 |
Source OSVDB ID | 5499 |
Source Nessus ID | 14727 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |