Adobe/Apache Flex ASDoc Tool XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83475

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains HTML documents that are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The remote web server contains one or more HTML documents created with an unpatched version of the Adobe/Apache Flex ASDoc tool that is potentially affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a failure to properly sanitize user input.

Solution

Update the affected files in the case of Adobe Flex. For Apache Flex, either upgrade to Apache Flex 4.14.1 or update the affected files.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83475

File Name: adobe_flex_apsb15-08.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses : XSS

Published: 5/14/2015

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

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:adobe:flex_sdk, cpe:/a:apache:flex

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1773

BID: 73954

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