HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2004-2020
MEDIUM

CVE-2004-2020

NVD-CWE-OtherPublished: December 31, 2004· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

4.3
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Php-Nuke 6.x through 7.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script into the (1) optionbox parameter in the News module, (2) date parameter in the Statistics module, (3) year, month, and month_1 parameters in the Stories_Archive module, (4) mode, order, and thold parameters in the Surveys module, or (5) a SQL statement to index.php, as processed by mainfile.php.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2004-2020 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityP
AvailabilityNone
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

francisco_burzi1 product(s)
php-nuke
Source: NVD CPE · 15 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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GitHub PoC Search
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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All References (14)

→
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108482957715299&w=2
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/11625Exploit
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http://www.osvdb.org/6225
→
http://www.osvdb.org/6226
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10367Exploit
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http://www.waraxe.us/index.php?modname=sa&id=29Exploit
→
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16172
→
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108482957715299&w=2
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/11625Exploit
→
http://www.osvdb.org/6225
→
http://www.osvdb.org/6226
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10367Exploit
→
http://www.waraxe.us/index.php?modname=sa&id=29Exploit
→
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16172

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2004-2020
CVSS Score4.3 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessNVD-CWE-Other
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 31, 2004

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-Other)

CVE-2006-6355
10.0
CVE-2006-1123
10.0
CVE-2007-1021
10.0
CVE-2006-6859
10.0
CVE-2003-0509
10.0
CVE-2007-2810
10.0

Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2004-2020 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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