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GuppY < 4.5.6a Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19942
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to cross-site scripting and possibly directory traversal attacks.Description
The remote host is running GuppY / EasyGuppY, a CMS written in PHP.The version of Guppy / EasyGuppY installed on the remote host fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the 'pg' field in the 'printfaq.php' script. An attacker can exploit this flaw to launch cross-site scripting and possibly directory traversal attacks against the affected application.
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.5.6a or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19942
File Name: guppy_directory_traversal.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 10/6/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:guppy:guppy
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2853, CVE-2005-3156