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Poweradmin index.php XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 62385
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The Poweradmin install hosted on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user input appended to the URL 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 2.1.6 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?76115f5b
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 62385
File Name: poweradmin_index_xss.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 10/1/2012
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: x-cpe:/a:poweradmin:poweradmin
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2012
Reference Information
BID: 55619