Nucleus CMS Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	26035
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-5429
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 11 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:34PM
Credit:	MustLive is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Nucleus CMS Nucleus CMS 3.0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Nucleus CMS Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Nucleus CMS is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

The issue affects Nucleus CMS 3.0.1; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Nucleus CMS Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26035.html

Nucleus CMS Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Nucleus CMS Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Nucleus CMS Homepage (Nucleus)
  
• Vulnerability in Nucleus (MustLive)