CVE-2004-1930 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via base64-encoded parameters in PHP-Nuke when themes are enabled, potentially leading to session hijacking.

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-2004-1930?

CVE-2004-1930 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 the cookiedecode function in mainfile.php for PHP-Nuke 6.x through 7.2, when themes are used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a base64-encoded user parameter or cookie.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1930?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1930?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1930 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-2004-1930 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1930 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3mrh-hhw4-729x.

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