PT-2006-2952 · Kcscripts · Gwscripts News Publisher

Published 2006-04-21 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-1968

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KCScripts News Publisher versions prior to Portal Pack 6.0

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. It allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort order parameter in the news/NsVisitor.cgi script.

Recommendations For versions prior to Portal Pack 6.0, update to a version later than Portal Pack 6.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the news/NsVisitor.cgi script to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the sort order parameter in the affected script until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1968

Affected Products

Gwscripts News Publisher

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/19695 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1968 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17628 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25940 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/24762 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1440 · Note
• http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2006/04/portal-pack-6-xss-vuln.html · Note