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NewsOffice
by:
Unknown
5.5
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: NewsOffice
Affected Version From: 2.0.18
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE:
Metasploit:
Other Scripts:
Platforms Tested:
2010

Cross-Site Scripting in NewsOffice

The NewsOffice application is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This vulnerability occurs due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary script code into the affected site, which will execute in the browser of unsuspecting users. This can lead to the theft of authentication credentials and enable the attacker to launch further attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to implement proper input validation and output encoding techniques. All user-supplied input should be properly sanitized and encoded before being displayed in web pages. Additionally, the use of content security policies and input filtering can help prevent XSS attacks.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41419/info

NewsOffice is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

NewsOffice 2.0.18 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.


http://www.example.com/newsoffice/news_show.php?n-user=a&n-cat='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(0)%3C/script%3E

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