Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in article.php module for phpWebSite 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript script via the sid parameter, as demonstrated using an IMG tag.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- phpWebSite 0.8.3 - 'article.php' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-21899 · webapps · Oct 2, 2002 · verified
- phpWebSite 0.8.3 - News Message HTML Injection EDB-21864 · webapps · Sep 25, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 5864 vdb-entry
- 20021002 phpWebSite XSS Vulnerability mailing-list
- phpwebsite-img-article-xss(10256) vdb-entry