CVE-2002-1996

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PostNuke 0.71 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name parameter in modules.php and (2) catid parameter in index.php.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.50%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8605.php	patch vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0288.html	patch mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4350	patch vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0299.html	mailing list
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=524777&group_id=27927&atid=392228

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1996?: CVE-2002-1996 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1996?: To fix CVE-2002-1996, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1996 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1996 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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