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OpenAdmin Tool for Informix informixserver Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 56172
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is prone to a cross- site scripting attack.Description
The instance of OpenAdmin Tool for Informix hosted on the remote web server fails to sanitize user input to the 'informixserver' parameter of its 'index.php' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML output.An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.
Note that this script is likely affected by other cross-site scripting issues involving the 'host' and 'port' parameters as well, although Nessus has not checked for them.
Solution
Upgrade to OpenAdmin Tool version 2.72 or later as that reportedly fixes the vulnerability.See Also
http://voidroot.blogspot.com/2011/08/xss-in-ibm-open-admin-tool.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 56172
File Name: openadmin_tool_informixserver_xss.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 9/13/2011
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
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:ibm:openadmin_tool
Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/openadmin
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 3/1/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3390
BID: 49364