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Amazon Linux AMI : perl-HTML-Scrubber (ALAS-2015-629)

low Nessus Plugin ID 87355

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted comment.

Solution

Run 'yum update perl-HTML-Scrubber' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-629.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 87355

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-629.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-html-scrubber, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5667

ALAS: 2015-629