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CVE-2005-4260
Interpretation conflict in includes/mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 7.9 and later allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS)…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
Description
Interpretation conflict in includes/mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 7.9 and later allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by replacing the ">" in the tag with a "<", which bypasses the regular expressions that sanitize the data, but is automatically corrected by many web browsers. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design limitation of many web browsers; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in PHP-Nuke.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20051214 Bypass XSS filter in PHPNUKE 7.9=>x (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20051220 Re: XSS bypass in PHPNuke - FIX ? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 15855 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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