FreeBSD : mod_pagespeed -- critical XSS (XSS) vulnerability (4e23644c-cb93-4f83-9e20-5bc07ad9b39f)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70672

Synopsis

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

Description

mod_pagespeed developers report :

Various versions of mod_pagespeed are subject to critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, CVE-2013-6111. This permits a hostile third party to execute JavaScript in users' browsers in context of the domain running mod_pagespeed, which could permit theft of users' cookies or data on the site.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a3faae4d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70672

File Name: freebsd_pkg_4e23644ccb934f839e205bc07ad9b39f.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 10/29/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mod_pagespeed, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6111