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Elgg index.php view Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 59656
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of the Elgg installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user input to the 'view' parameter of the 'index.php' script. An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Solution
Upgrade to version 1.8.5 or later.See Also
http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 59656
File Name: elgg_view_xss.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 6/22/2012
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:elgg:elgg
Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/elgg
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-6561
BID: 53623