GForge <= 4.5 Multiple Script XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19314

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running GForge, an open source software development collaborative toolset using PHP and PostgreSQL.

The installed version of GForge on the remote host fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to several parameters / scripts before using it in dynamically-generated pages. An attacker can exploit these flaws to launch cross-site scripting attacks against the affected application.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/406723/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19314

File Name: gforge_45.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: remote

Published: 7/29/2005

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:gforge:gforge

Required KB Items: www/gforge

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2430

BID: 14405

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