FreeBSD : codeigniter -- multiple vulnerabilities (698403a7-803d-11e5-ab94-002590263bf5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 86686

Synopsis

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

Description

The CodeIgniter changelog reports :

Fixed an XSS attack vector in Security Library method xss_clean().

Changed Config Library method base_url() to fallback to ``$_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR']`` in order to avoid Host header injections.

Changed CAPTCHA Helper to try to use the operating system's PRNG first.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=203403

https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?25a64fb4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 86686

File Name: freebsd_pkg_698403a7803d11e5ab94002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2015