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Apache Struts struts-cookbook processSimple.do message Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 60093
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Synopsis
A remote web application is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.Description
The remote web server hosts struts-cookbook, a demonstration application for the Struts framework. Input passed via the 'message' parameter to the 'processSimple.do' page is not properly sanitized before using it to generate dynamic HTML.By tricking someone into clicking on a specially crafted link, an attacker may be able exploit 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
Remove or restrict access to the Struts-cookbook application.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 60093
File Name: struts_cookbook_xss.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 7/23/2012
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:apache:struts
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1007
BID: 51900