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Gossamer Threads Links < 3.0.4 Multiple Script XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19235
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains CGI scripts that are prone to cross- site scripting attacks.Description
The remote host is running Gossamer Links, a web links management tool from Gossamer Threads and written in Perl.The installed version of Gossamer Links fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to various parameters of the 'user.cgi' and 'add.cgi' scripts, which are used by an administrator. By leveraging this flaw, an attacker may be able to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed by a user's browser within the context of the affected application, leading to cookie theft and similar attacks.
Solution
Upgrade to Gossamer Links 3.0.4 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19235
File Name: gossamer_links_multiple_xss.nasl
Version: 1.26
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 7/20/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
CVSS Score Rationale: No cve available for this vulnerability.
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
CVSS Score Source: manual
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:gossamer_threads:gossamer_threads_links-sql
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2005
Reference Information
BID: 14160