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BuildBot WebStatus waterfall 'branch' Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 42346
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Synopsis
An application running on the remote web server has a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of BuildBot WebStatus running on the remote host has a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input to the 'branch' parameter of the '/waterfall/help' page is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into requesting a malicious URL, which could result in the execution of arbitrary script code.This version of BuildBot has several other cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, though Nessus has not checked for those issues.
Solution
Upgrade to BuildBot 0.7.11p3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 42346
File Name: buildbot_waterfall_help_xss.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 11/3/2009
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/buildbot_webstatus
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2959
BID: 36100