| Plugin ID | 187 |
| Plugin name | PsNews prior 1.2 index.php function Cross Site Scripting |
| Plugin filename | PsNews prior 1.2 index.php function Cross Site Scripting.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 3400 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 | 2004/09/09 |
| 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?function=show_all&no=%253cscript>atk%253c/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. |
| Bug published name | Michal Blaszczak |
| Bug published email | wacky at nicponie dot org |
| Bug published date | 2004/09/05 |
| Bug affected | PsNews prior 1.2 |
| Bug not affected | PsNews 1.2 and newer |
| Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
| Bug description | The remote host is running PsNews prior 1.2, a content management system. There is a bug in index.php 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 upgrade to version 1.2 or higher. See http://psnews.sourceforge.net for the latest downloads. 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. 45 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11124/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | Medium |
| Bug popularity | 5 |
| Bug simplicity | 7 |
| Bug impact | 7 |
| Bug risk | 6 |
| 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 | 11124 |
| Source Nessus ID | 14685 |
| 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 |