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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2004-2294 json

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 injec…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2286

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24194)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24194 PHP-Nuke 6.x/7.x Reviews Module - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2004-06-11
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/6999 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365865 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10524 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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