Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VirtuaNews Admin Panel Pro 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via (1) the mainnews parameter in admin.php, (2) the expand parameter in admin.php, (3) the id parameter in admin.php, (4) the catid parameter in admin.php, or (5) an unnamed parameter during the newslogo_upload action in admin.php.
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
- VirtuaSystems VirtuaNews 1.0.x (Multiple Modules) - Cross-Site Scripting EDB-23792 · webapps · Mar 5, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20040305 VirtuaNews Admin Panel 1.0.3 Pro Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabillity mailing-list
- 20040307 RE: VirtuaNews Admin Panel 1.0.3 Pro Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabillity mailing-list
- virtuanews-multiple-xss(15402) vdb-entry
- 9812 vdb-entry
- 9819 vdb-entry