CVE-2004-1817 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple input fields in Php-Nuke, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1817?

CVE-2004-1817 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules.php in Php-Nuke 7.1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Your Name field, (2) e-mail field, (3) nicname field, (4) fname parameter, (5) ratenum parameter, or (6) search field.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1817?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2004-1817 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1817 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h8qw-6f8v-jxp2.

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