Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WMNews allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ArtCat parameter to wmview.php, (2) ctrrowcol parameter to footer.php, or (3) ArtID parameter to wmcomments.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 3
- WMNews - 'wmview.php?ArtCat' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-27415 · webapps · Mar 10, 2006 · verified
- WMNews - 'footer.php?ctrrowcol' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-27416 · webapps · Mar 10, 2006 · verified
- WMNews - 'wmcomments.php?ArtID' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-27417 · webapps · Mar 10, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 23840 vdb-entry
- http://biyosecurity.be/bugs/wmnews.txt
- 23842 vdb-entry
- 23841 vdb-entry
- 19204 third-party-advisory
- 17076 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-0939 vdb-entry
- 20060312 WMNews Cross Site Scripting mailing-list
- wmnews-multiple-scripts-xss(25210) vdb-entry