| 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 |