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UseModWiki wiki.pl XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15967

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Synopsis

The remote web server has a CGI script that is prone to cross-site scripting attacks.

Description

The remote host is using UseModWiki, a wiki CGI written in Perl.

The CGI 'wiki.pl' is vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting issue that may allow attackers to steal the cookies of third parties.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

See Also

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110305173302388&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15967

File Name: usemodwiki_xss.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: remote

Published: 12/14/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1397

BID: 11924

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990