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CKEditor sample_posteddata.php XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 65720
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a cross- site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of the CKEditor installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'sample_posteddata.php' script. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Note that this version is reportedly also affected by a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability as well as a path disclosure issue. However, Nessus did not test for these additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.0.1.1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 65720
File Name: ckeditor_sample_posteddata_xss.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 3/28/2013
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:ckeditor:ckeditor
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2013
Reference Information
BID: 58045