Git gitweb Multiple Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51370

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a CGI script that is prone to a cross- site scripting attack.

Description

The version of gitweb, a web-enabled interface to the open source distributed version control system Git, hosted on the remote web server fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the 'f' and 'fp' parameters before using it to generate dynamic HTML.

An attacker may be able to 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

Upgrade to Git 1.7.3.4 or later.

See Also

https://lists.q42.co.uk/pipermail/git-announce/2011-August/000450.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51370

File Name: gitweb_f_xss.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Published: 12/23/2010

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

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:git:git

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3906

BID: 45439

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