Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Exponent CMS 0.96.6 Alpha and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url parameter to (a) magpie_debug.php and (b) magpie_simple.php in external/magpierss/scripts/, the (2) rss_url parameter to (c) magpie_slashbox.php in external/magpierss/scripts/, and the (3) body parameter to the (d) weblogmodule (aka Weblog Comments) module.
Public exploits
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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
- Exponent CMS 0.96.5/0.96.6 - 'magpie_debug.php?url' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-29870 · webapps · Apr 20, 2007 · verified
- Exponent CMS 0.96.5/0.96.6 - 'magpie_slashbox.php?rss_url' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-29871 · webapps · Apr 20, 2007 · verified
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References
- 23574 vdb-entry
- 35642 vdb-entry
- 35643 vdb-entry
- http://www.bugtraq.ir/articles/advisory/exponent_multiple_vulnerabilities/10
- 35641 vdb-entry
- 35640 vdb-entry
- exponentcms-multiple-scripts-xss(34077) vdb-entry