CVE-2005-4260 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks in PHP-Nuke by exploiting browser interpretation conflicts to bypass input sanitization.
- 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-2005-4260?
CVE-2005-4260 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 15 Dec 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
Interpretation conflict in includes/mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 7.9 and later allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by replacing the ">" in the tag with a "<", which bypasses the regular expressions that sanitize the data, but is automatically corrected by many web browsers. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design limitation of many web browsers; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in PHP-Nuke.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4260 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-2005-4260 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4260 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke
Sources
Also known as GHSA-355w-pfx5-w3wr.