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vHost < 3.10r1 Unspecified XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 12094

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Synopsis

The remote host has a PHP script that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a version of vHost that is older than 3.10r1. There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in this version that may allow an attacker to steal the cookies of the legitimate users of this site.

Solution

Upgrade to the vHost 3.10r1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 12094

File Name: vhost_xss.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Published: 3/14/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2278

BID: 9860

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990