CVE-2002-1803

PHP-Nuke 6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via IMG Tag Javascript Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1803. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in PHPNuke where malicious HTML code in news posts is not sufficiently filtered, allowing arbitrary script execution in the context of the victim's browser.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP-Nuke 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript in an IMG tag.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21859

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in PHPNuke where malicious HTML code in news posts is not sufficiently filtered, allowing arbitrary script execution in the context of the victim's browser.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHPNuke (versions prior to fix for CVE-2002-1803)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable PHPNuke installation · Ability to post news content with malicious HTML
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5796
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10173.php
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0307.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0172
EPSS Percentile 75.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.0
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026