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PHP Newswriter 2005 XSS
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SUMMARY
"The <http://newswriter2005.sourceforge.net/> Newswriter is a simple
script to publish and administrate your News. "
Improper filtering of user input allows attackers to execute an XSS attack
on PHP Newswriter 2005.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* Newswriter v1.0
After the administrator or a malicious people get access to the
Administrator Pannel on index.php
Proof of Concept:
<script>alert("You are vulnerabile to XSS")</script>
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by <mailto:omnipresent@email.it>
omnipresent.
The original article can be found at:
<http://colander.altervista.org/advisory/Newswriter.txt>
http://colander.altervista.org/advisory/Newswriter.txt
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