CVE-2005-4260 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.1% (pctl 81)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Interpretation conflict in includes/mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 7.9 and later allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by replacing the ">" in the tag with a "<", which bypasses the regular expressions that sanitize the data, but is automatically corrected by many web browsers. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design limitation of many web browsers; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in PHP-Nuke.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.11% — more likely to be exploited than 81% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| francisco burzi | php-nuke |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP-Nuke 7.x - Content Filtering Bypass | 2005-12-14 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419496/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419991/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15855
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419496/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419991/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15855
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