What is the severity of CVE-2005-1696?

The severity of CVE-2005-1696 is usually categorized as medium due to its potential for XSS attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1696?

To fix CVE-2005-1696, you should upgrade to a patched version of PostNuke that addresses the XSS vulnerabilities.

What specifically is vulnerable in CVE-2005-1696?

CVE-2005-1696 affects the demo.php in the Xanthia module and config.php in Multisites due to improper handling of user input.

Who is affected by CVE-2005-1696?

Users of PostNuke versions 0.750 and 0.760RC3 are affected by CVE-2005-1696.

Can CVE-2005-1696 lead to data compromise?

Yes, CVE-2005-1696 can potentially lead to data compromise through unauthorized script execution in the user's browser.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-1696

low

2.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other 79

24/5/2005

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-1696: XSS

First published: Tue May 24 2005(Updated: )

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PostNuke 0.750 and 0.760RC3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) skin or (2) paletteid parameter to demo.php in the Xanthia module, or (3) the serverName parameter to config.php in the Multisites (aka NS-Multisites) module.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Postnuke Software Foundation Pnphpbb	=0.760_rc3
Postnuke Software Foundation Pnphpbb	=0.750

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1696?
The severity of CVE-2005-1696 is usually categorized as medium due to its potential for XSS attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1696?
To fix CVE-2005-1696, you should upgrade to a patched version of PostNuke that addresses the XSS vulnerabilities.
What specifically is vulnerable in CVE-2005-1696?
CVE-2005-1696 affects the demo.php in the Xanthia module and config.php in Multisites due to improper handling of user input.
Who is affected by CVE-2005-1696?
Users of PostNuke versions 0.750 and 0.760RC3 are affected by CVE-2005-1696.
Can CVE-2005-1696 lead to data compromise?
Yes, CVE-2005-1696 can potentially lead to data compromise through unauthorized script execution in the user's browser.

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