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ColdFusion MX Null Byte Tag XSS Protection Bypass
medium Nessus Plugin ID 24279
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Synopsis
A web-based application running on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of Adobe ColdFusion running on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a failure to completely sanitize user-supplied input before using it to generate dynamic content. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Solution
Update to ColdFusion MX 7.0.2 if necessary and apply the hotfix referenced in the vendor advisory above.See Also
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Dec/210
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-06.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 24279
File Name: coldfusion_xss_protection_bypass.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 2/6/2007
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
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
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:coldfusion
Required KB Items: installed_sw/ColdFusion
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-6483
BID: 21532