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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1778 · published 31 May 2005

CVE-2005-1778: Postnuke software foundation postnuke cross-site scripting vulnerability

PPostnuke Software Foundation · Postnuke

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in readpmsg.php in PostNuke 0.750 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the start parameter.

2.6 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.96% · top 39.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
2.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.96%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in readpmsg.php in PostNuke 0.750 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the start parameter.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111721364707520&w=2 ExploitMailing List
http://news.postnuke.com/Article2691.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111721364707520&w=2 ExploitMailing List
http://news.postnuke.com/Article2691.html PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1778), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.