Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP-Nuke 6.x through 7.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username parameter in the Your_Account module, (2) avatarcategory parameter in the Your_Account module, or (3) lid parameter in the Downloads module.
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
- PHP-Nuke 6.x/7.x 'Downloads' Module - 'Lid' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-25341 · webapps · Apr 5, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 7570 vdb-entry
- 20030511 PHPNuke "Your Account" XSS Vulnerability mailing-list
- 20050404 [SECURITYREASON.COM] Full path disclosure and XSS in PHPNuke part 3 mailing-list
- phpnuke-modules-xss(11994) vdb-entry