HP OpenView Performance Insight sendEmail.jsp XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 55831
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Synopsis
A web application running on the remote host has a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of HP OpenView Performance Insight running on the remote host has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input to the 'bgcolor' parameter of sendEmail.jsp is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL, resulting in arbitrary script code execution.This software has several other cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and an arbitrary code execution vulnerability, though Nessus has not checked for those issues.
Solution
Apply the HP OpenView Performance Insight hotfix referenced in the vendor's advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 55831
File Name: hp_openview_perf_insight_sendemail_xss.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 8/12/2011
Updated: 1/19/2021
Dependencies: hp_openview_perf_insight_detect.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
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
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_performance_insight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Required KB Items: www/hp_ovpi
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-2410
BID: 49184