Dell OpenManage Server Administrator omalogin.html DOM-based XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62974

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Synopsis

A web application hosted on the remote web server has a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The version of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator hosted on the remote web server has a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Making a specially crafted request for omalogin.html can result in client-side script injection. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL.

A similar vulnerability exists in omatasks.html, but Nessus has not tested that attack vector.

Solution

For Windows systems, upgrade to version 6.5, 7.0, or 7.1 (if necessary) and apply the appropriate patch referenced in US-CERT VU#558132.

For Linux systems, there is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62974

File Name: dell_openmanage_dom_xss.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses : XSS

Published: 11/20/2012

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: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dell:openmanage_server_administrator

Required KB Items: www/dell_omsa

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4955

BID: 56518

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

CERT: 558132

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