Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in links.php script in myPHPNuke 1.8.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the (1) ratenum or (2) query parameters.
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 1
- myPHPNuke 1.8.8 - 'links.php' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-22268 · webapps · Feb 20, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- phpbb-index-sql-injection(11376) vdb-entry
- 8125 third-party-advisory
- 6892 vdb-entry
- 3931 vdb-entry
- 20030219 myphpnuke xss mailing-list