Debian DSA-3017-1 : php-cas - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 77510

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Synopsis

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

Description

Marvin S. Addison discovered that Jasig phpCAS, a PHP library for the CAS authentication protocol, did not encode tickets before adding them to an URL, creating a possibility for cross site scripting.

Solution

Upgrade the php-cas packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.1-4+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 77510

File Name: debian_DSA-3017.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/4/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php-cas, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4172

BID: 69496

DSA: 3017

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