vendor:
PostNuke
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Cross-site Scripting and SQL-injection
89, 89, 79
CWE
Product Name: PostNuke
Affected Version From: PostNuke 0.76.0 RC2
Affected Version To: PostNuke 0.76.0 RC2
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2006
PostNuke Multiple Input-Validation Vulnerabilities
PostNuke is prone to multiple input-validation vulnerabilities, including cross-site scripting and SQL-injection vulnerabilities, because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. A successful exploit of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, or exploit vulnerabilities in the underlying database. Other attacks are also possible.
Mitigation:
Input validation should be used to ensure that untrusted data is not used to execute unintended commands or queries. It is also important to keep applications updated with the latest security patches.
