Summary
The host is running sNews and is prone to cross site scripting vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input via 'reorder' functions of administrator, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code on the web server.
Affected
sNews Version 1.7.1
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-2706 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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