Plugin ID | 166 |
Plugin name | CuteNews prior 1.3.6 index.php Cross Site Scripting |
Plugin filename | CuteNews prior 1.3.6 index.php Cross Site Scripting.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 3717 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 | 2004/09/08 |
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 /index.php?mod=<script>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>atk</script>* |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 99 |
Plugin comment | Check is inspired by the Nessus plugin. In some cases the CuteNews suite may be found under the directory /cutenews - In this case modify the plugin for your check. |
Bug published name | Exoduks |
Bug published email | exoduks at gmail.com |
Bug published web | http://www.hackgen.org |
Bug published company | HackGen Team |
Bug published date | 2004/09/02 |
Bug advisory | http://www.hackgen.org/advisories/hackgen-2004-001.txt |
Bug affected | CuteNews prior 1.3.6 |
Bug not affected | CuteNews newer than 1.3.6 |
Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
Bug description | The remote host is running the CuteNews solution prior 1.3.6. There is a bug in this software 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. |
Bug solution | You should install or upgrade the software to the latest version. See http://www.cutephp.com for more details. 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. 1 hour |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11097/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 7 |
Bug risk | 7 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. The possibilities of exploiting this kind of vulnerabilities is well-known and well documented. |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 11097 |
Source Nessus ID | 14665 |
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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/373914 |