Serendipity BBCode Plugin XSS

low Nessus Plugin ID 18155

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Description

According to its banner, the version of Serendipity installed on the remote host does not properly filter user-supplied input for selected fields if the BBCode plugin is enabled - it is not by default. By exploiting this flaw, an attacker can cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed by a user's browser in the context of the affected website whenever users view malicious entries or comments that the attacker creates.

Solution

Disable the BBCode plugin or upgrade to Serendipity 0.8 or later.

See Also

http://www.s9y.org/63.html#A9

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 18155

File Name: serendipity_bbcode_xss.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Published: 4/28/2005

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:s9y:serendipity

Required KB Items: www/serendipity

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1448

BID: 13411

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