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Debian DSA-1692-1 : php-xajax - insufficient input sanitising

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35275

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that php-xajax, a library to develop Ajax applications, did not sufficiently sanitise URLs, which allows attackers to perform cross-site scripting attacks by using malicious URLs.

Solution

Upgrade the php-xajax package.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.4-2+etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1692

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35275

File Name: debian_DSA-1692.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/29/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php-xajax, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/27/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2739

DSA: 1692