flatNuke news article cross-site scripting
| flatnuke-news-articles-xss (21708) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FlatNuke is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could post a news message containing malicious JavaScript embedded in the body of the message. When the administrator views the news posting, the malicious JavaScript would be executed in the administrator's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.5 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Unconfirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, 2005-08-04 23:03:49: FlatNuke 2.5.5 (possibly prior versions) remote commands.
- Flatnuke Web site: www.flatnuke.org.
- BID-14483: FlatNuke Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-2539: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FlatNuke 2.5.5 and possibly earlier versions allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) bodycolor, (2) backimage, (3) theme, or (4) logo parameter to structure.php, (5) admin, (6) admin_mail, or (7) back parameter to footer.php, or (8) the message body in a news post.
- OSVDB ID: 18551: FlatNuke structure.php Multiple Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 18552: FlatNuke footer.php Multiple Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 18553: FlatNuke News Submission Body XSS
- SA16330: Flatnuke Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- FlatNuke FlatNuke 2.5.5
Reported:
Aug 05, 2005
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