McAfee WebShield UI ProcessTextFile bodyStyle Parameter XSS (SB10020)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58582

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of WebShield UI hosted on the remote web server has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input to the 'bodyStyle' parameter of ProcessTextFiles 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 application has several other vulnerabilities, though Nessus has not checked for those issues.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch specified in the McAfee advisory.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522117

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58582

File Name: mcafee_webshield_bodystyle_xss.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Published: 4/3/2012

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: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mcafee:webshield

Required KB Items: www/mcafee_webshield

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4580

BID: 52487

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

MCAFEE-SB: SB10020