CVE-2004-2294

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Canonicalize-before-filter error in the send_review function in the Reviews module for PHP-Nuke 6.0 to 7.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via hex-encoded XSS sequences in the text parameter, which is checked for dangerous sequences before it is canonicalized, leading to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Affected products

Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke: 6.0, 6.5, 6.5_beta1, 6.5_final, 6.5_rc1, 6.5_rc2 (+9)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/11852
http://www.osvdb.org/6999
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365865
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10524
http://secunia.com/advisories/11852
http://www.osvdb.org/6999
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365865
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10524

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