pLog register.php Multiple Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16207

Synopsis

A remote CGI is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

Description

The remote host is running pLog, a blogging system written in PHP.

The remote version of this software does not perform a proper validation of user-supplied input and is, therefore, vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to use the script 'register.php' to register a user profile containing HTML and script code as the attacker's name or blog.

Regular users of the remote website would then display the HTML and/or script code in their browser when visiting the page 'summary.php'.

Solution

Upgrade to pLog 0.3.3 or newer.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16207

File Name: plog_html_injection.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Published: 1/19/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2004

Reference Information

BID: 11082

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