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Horde Parent Frame Page Title XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17650

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to a cross- site scripting attack.

Description

The version of Horde installed on the remote host suffers from a cross-site scripting vulnerability in which an attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and script code via the page title of a parent frame, enabling him to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and perform other such attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to Horde version 3.0.4 or later.

See Also

https://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2005/000176.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17650

File Name: horde_parent_title_xss.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Published: 3/30/2005

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

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

CPE: cpe:/a:horde:horde_application_framework

Required KB Items: www/horde

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0961

BID: 12943

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