PostNuke Reviews Module title Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14189

Synopsis

A remote web application is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

Description

The remote host is running a version of PostNuke that contains the 'Reviews' module, which itself is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting issue.

An attacker may use this flaw to steal the cookies of the legitimate users of this website.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of this module.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14189

File Name: postnuke_reviews_xss.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Published: 8/2/2004

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke

Required KB Items: www/postnuke

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2004

Reference Information

BID: 10802

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990