What are the specific XSS vulnerabilities associated with CVE-2005-0616?

CVE-2005-0616 includes XSS vulnerabilities that allow injection of arbitrary web scripts through several fields like Program name, File link, Author name, Author e-mail address, File size, Version, or Home page.

Which versions of PostNuke are affected by CVE-2005-0616?

PostNuke versions 0.750 and 0.760-RC2 are affected by the vulnerabilities identified in CVE-2005-0616.

How can I mitigate the risks of CVE-2005-0616?

Mitigating the risks of CVE-2005-0616 requires validating and sanitizing user inputs in the affected fields to prevent script injection.

What is the potential impact of exploiting CVE-2005-0616?

Exploitation of CVE-2005-0616 can allow remote attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to data theft or account compromise.

Is there an official patch available for CVE-2005-0616?

There are no specific patches provided for CVE-2005-0616, but upgrading to a secure and up-to-date version of PostNuke is recommended to address security vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-0616

medium

4.3

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other 79

28/2/2005

2/3/2005

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-0616: XSS

First published: Mon Feb 28 2005(Updated: )

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Download module for PostNuke 0.750 and 0.760-RC2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Program name, (2) File link, (3) Author name (4) Author e-mail address, (5) File size, (6) Version, or (7) Home page variables.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PostNuke	=0.750
PostNuke	=0.760_rc2
PostNuke	=0.750
PostNuke	=0.760_rc2

Remedy

http://news.postnuke.com/Article2669.html

Remedy

http://securitytracker.com/id?1013324

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the specific XSS vulnerabilities associated with CVE-2005-0616?
CVE-2005-0616 includes XSS vulnerabilities that allow injection of arbitrary web scripts through several fields like Program name, File link, Author name, Author e-mail address, File size, Version, or Home page.
Which versions of PostNuke are affected by CVE-2005-0616?
PostNuke versions 0.750 and 0.760-RC2 are affected by the vulnerabilities identified in CVE-2005-0616.
How can I mitigate the risks of CVE-2005-0616?
Mitigating the risks of CVE-2005-0616 requires validating and sanitizing user inputs in the affected fields to prevent script injection.
What is the potential impact of exploiting CVE-2005-0616?
Exploitation of CVE-2005-0616 can allow remote attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to data theft or account compromise.
Is there an official patch available for CVE-2005-0616?
There are no specific patches provided for CVE-2005-0616, but upgrading to a secure and up-to-date version of PostNuke is recommended to address security vulnerabilities.

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