Flat Nuke 3.1.2 Cross Site Scripting

Flat Nuke 3.1.2 Cross Site Scripting

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Flat Nuke 3.1.2 - Cross-site Scripting
Advisory ID: RO-14-002
Severity: Critical
Vendor: Flat Nuke
Product: Flat Nuke
Version: 3.1.2


Overview #

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Flat Nuke version 3.1.2. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Vulnerability Details #

Affected Versions: 3.1.2 and earlier

Root Cause: Insufficient input validation and output encoding allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.


Exploitation Requirements #

No authentication required
Victim must visit a crafted URL or page

Impact #

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to:

Steal user session cookies
Perform actions on behalf of victims
Redirect users to malicious websites
Deface web pages

Proof of Concept #

Details available upon request.


Solution #

Upgrade to a patched version of Flat Nuke that includes proper input sanitization and output encoding.


References #

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Timeline:

[2014-01-01] - Discovered

Credits: Omar Kurt