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vendor:
DNews
by:
5.5
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
79
CWE
Product Name: DNews
Affected Version From: 5.70E+02
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE: a:dnews:dnews:57e1
Metasploit:
Other Scripts:
Platforms Tested: Unknown

Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in DNews

DNews is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage these issues 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.

Mitigation:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, it is recommended to sanitize and validate user-supplied input before using it in web applications. Implementing proper input validation and output encoding techniques can help prevent XSS attacks.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25981/info

DNews is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues 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.

These issues affect DNews 57e1; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/dnewsweb.exe?cmd=PATH&group=XSS 
http://www.example.com /cgi-bin/dnewsweb.exe?utag=XSS